After being sick for almost an entire week, I was craving something home style and delicious. I decided to make Chicken Spaghetti but didn’t have any cream soups (I don’t particularly care for them, so I don’t keep them on hand). After looking up some recipes, I decided to create my own.\u00a0 What developed was a semi-spicy Southwest style Chicken Spaghetti. The panko spread on top of the dish gave it a nice color and crunch.\u00a0 It was tasty and easy. I’m excited because I froze half of it for a quick meal later. Here’s the recipe:<\/p>\n
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Ingredients:<\/p>\n
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces<\/p>\n
Season-All or Lawry’s seasoned salt<\/p>\n
1-2 Tbsp olive oil<\/p>\n
8 oz dry spaghetti or angel hair pasta<\/p>\n
1\/2 bell pepper (whatever color you prefer), chopped<\/p>\n
1 stalk celery, diced<\/p>\n
1 medium onion, diced<\/p>\n
1\/4 cup butter, plus 1 tbsp (5 tbsp total)<\/p>\n
1\/4 cup flour<\/p>\n
2 cups chicken stock<\/p>\n
1 cup milk<\/p>\n
1 tsp chili powder<\/p>\n
1\/2 tsp oregano<\/p>\n
1\/8-1\/4 tsp cayenne pepper<\/p>\n
1 can Rotel Tomatoes, drained<\/p>\n
2 1\/2 cups grated cheddar<\/p>\n
1 cup panko bread crumbs<\/p>\n
kosher salt and pepper<\/p>\n
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Directions:<\/p>\n
Season chicken with seasoned salt or kosher salt and pepper.\u00a0 Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken until done.\u00a0 Meanwhile, cook spaghetti to al dente in a large pot of salted water. Drain spaghetti and return to pot; add chicken to the pot. In the same skillet used for the chicken, add 1 tbsp olive oil if needed.\u00a0 Cook vegetables until crisp-tender in juices from chicken.\u00a0 Add chili powder, cayenne and oregano and salt and pepper to taste.\u00a0 In a small sauce pot, heat butter over medium-low.\u00a0\u00a0 Add flour and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Slowly add chicken broth and milk, stirring or whisking to combine.\u00a0 Cook over medium heat until thick, about 4-5 minutes.\u00a0 When sauce had thickened, stir in 1 1\/2 cups of cheese. Melt 1 tbsp butter in a small dish, mix in Panko bread crumbs.<\/p>\n
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Add vegetables and drained Rotel tomatoes to the stock pot already containing spaghetti and chicken.\u00a0 Pour in the sauce, stirring to combine.\u00a0 Spread mixture into a greased 9×13 glass baking dish, or two smaller dishes, if you wish to freeze half for later.\u00a0 Spread remaining cheddar cheese and Panko bread crumbs over the top.\u00a0 Bake at 400 for 20 minutes until cheese is melted and bread crumbs are browned. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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