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One Pot Chicken Fajita Pasta

This easy One Pot Chicken Fajita Pasta is packed with your favourite chicken fajita flavours! This delicious chicken pasta recipe is ready in under 30 minutes so goodbye to boring midweek meals.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 484 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • Low calorie cooking spray or olive oil, to fry
  • 450 g (1 pound) skinless chicken breasts or skinless chicken thighs
  • 4 tsp fajita seasoning or Taco Seasoning
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
  • 2 onions sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves , minced
  • 1 mild red chilli finely diced
  • 1 red bell pepper sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper sliced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper sliced
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 400 g (14oz) tinned chopped tomatoes (canned chopped / crushed tomatoes) in their juice
  • 225 g (½ pound) dried penne pasta or similar pasta shapes
  • 620 ml (2 ½ cups) chicken stock (broth) using a stock cube or canned
  • 3 tbsp sour cream optional
  • 1 tbsp lime juice or to taste
  • 3 tbsp grated cheddar cheese plus extra to serve
  • 2 tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro) , chopped
  • Salt and pepper to season to taste

Instructions

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  1. Prep your chicken and vegetables – cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces so that it cooks quickly. Slice the onions and peppers.
  2. Mist a deep lidded pan (I use this Chef’s pan) or Dutch Oven with low calorie cooking spray or add a little olive oil.
  3. Heat the pan and add the chicken, salt and seasonings and quickly stir to combine.
  4. Throw in the sliced onions and minced garlic (or garlic paste from a tube if you're in a hurry) and cook, stirring for 5 minutes until the onions have slightly softened.
  5. Add the chopped chilli and sliced peppers and stir to combine.
  6. Stir in the tomato paste, chopped tomatoes and chicken stock and bring to a simmer.
  7. Add the pasta, stirring so that it is mostly submerged in the water and other ingredients.
  8. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until that pasta is cooked through and most of the liquid has been absorbed.
  9. At this point you can stir in the sour cream if you prefer a creamier sauce. Do this off the heat so that it doesn’t split.
  10. A little bit of lime juice, to taste, adds a lovely contrast to the mildly spicy flavours.
  11. Add the grated cheese and stir so it melts into the sauce (can we say yum!). Stir in the chopped coriander (cilantro) and season with salt and pepper.
  12. Serve with a little extra cheese if you like.

Notes

  • Cooking pasta in one pot with the sauce takes a little longer than it would if you boiled it on its own. Make sure to give the pot the occasional stir while this dish is cooking.
  • Chicken Fajita Pasta variations - replace the chicken with raw prawns (shrimp) adding them to the sauce about 4 minutes before the end of the cooking time. 
  • This recipe is SYN FREE on Slimming World, using some of your cheese allowance. One portion is under 500 calories and 13 SmartPoints on WeightWatchers.
  • Please note I am not affiliated in any way with Slimming World or Weight Watchers.  Those plans are often updated in line with latest nutritional guidance and may change so for accurate information it is best to join as a member.
  • Nutritional information is always approximate, and will depend on quality of ingredients and serving sizes.
  • Replace the Fajita Seasoning in this recipe with two teaspoons smoked paprika, one teaspoon chili powder and half a teaspoon ground cumin
  • Cooking pasta in one pot with the sauce takes a little longer than it would if you boiled it on its own. Make sure to give the pot the occasional stir while this dish is cooking.
  • Chicken Fajita Pasta variations - replace the chicken with raw prawns (shrimp) adding them to the sauce about 4 minutes before the end of the cooking time. 
  • This recipe is SYN FREE on Slimming World, using some of your cheese allowance. One portion is under 500 calories and 13 SmartPoints on WeightWatchers.

Nutrition Information

Calories 484kcal (24%) Carbohydrates 65g (22%) Protein 38g (76%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 81mg (27%) Sodium 1158mg (48%) Potassium 1290mg (37%) Fiber 7g (28%) Sugar 10g (20%) Vitamin A 1686IU (34%) Vitamin C 147mg (163%) Calcium 155mg (16%) Iron 5mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 484

% Daily Value*

Calories 484kcal 24%
Carbohydrates 65g 22%
Protein 38g 76%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 81mg 27%
Sodium 1158mg 48%
Potassium 1290mg 27%
Fiber 7g 28%
Sugar 10g 20%
Vitamin A 1686IU 34%
Vitamin C 147mg 163%
Calcium 155mg 16%
Iron 5mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.