Copycat Cheesecake Factory Spicy Chicken Chipotle Pasta
Description
There's no need to go to fancy restaurants, spending well earned money to get your favorite dish when you can make it at home. This wonderful meal has fantastic flavors from honey glazed chicken, spicy chipotle adobo sauce, Parmesan cheese peas and penne
Ingredients
8 oz. dry penne pasta
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
freshly squeezed from 1 lemon
1 T. + 2 t. honey
1 small onion
1 yellow pepper
1 red pepper
olive oil
1 T. butter
3 cloves fresh garlic, crushed
1 T. honey
¾-1 c. frozen peas
3-4 T. chipotles in adobo sauce
2 c. half and half
1 c. grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
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Prepare pasta in well salted boiling water according to package directions; drain; set aside.
Cut chicken into bite sized pieces; place in a bowl or a large plastic bag. Squeeze juice of the lemon over the chicken; add 1 T. + 2 t. honey; mix well to coat; set aside to allow chicken to marinate.
Dice onions and peppers into small pieces.
Drizzle some olive oil and 1 T. butter into a large saucepan; pour in chicken and marinade; spread out; cook over medium heat until all pieces are thoroughly done, flipping chicken to cook both sides. Remove from pan; set aside.
Using the same saucepan, add in a little more olive oil, sauté onions and peppers until onions become translucent; add garlic; cook for 1 minute; add 1 T. honey. Add peas; cook for 2 minutes; add 3 T. chipotle in adobo sauce (just the sauce, DON'T use the big peppers for this recipe) or more or less to taste. Stir in half and half and Parmesan cheese. Turn to low heat; let sauce simmer and thicken for 5 minutes.
Toss penne and chicken in with the sauce until well mixed and coated. Top with cilantro or diced green onions. Serve.
3-4 servings.