Creamy Chicken and Tomatillo Verde Pasta

Creamy Chicken and Tomatillo Verde Pasta

Recipe by Melissa Goff from allrecipes.com

Dinner 25 Mins.

Ingredients

8

8 servings

  • 1 (16 ounce) package gemelli pasta
  • 1 (15 ounce) can white queso blanco cheese sauce (such as Rico's®)
  • 1 (12 ounce) jar tomatillo cooking sauce (such as Herdez®)
  • 1 pound cubed, cooked chicken
  • 0.25 cup grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add gemelli and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes.
  • At the same time, combine cheese sauce and tomatillo cooking sauce in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir until well blended, then stir in chicken. Cook until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
  • Drain pasta and return to the pot. Pour sauce mixture over pasta; stir and heat on medium heat until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Serve immediately and garnish with Parmesan cheese.

Nutritional Facts

Per 8 servings

  • Calories: 470
  • Carbohydrate: 49g
  • Fat: 18g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 28g
  • Sugar: 5g

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