Cheesy Chicken & Salsa Skillet

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Salsa is the key to making a quick sauce with lots of flavor. Try it in this cheesy pasta and chicken breast skillet dish.

time

prep:

30 min

total:

30 min

servings

total:

4 servings, 2 cups each

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What You Need

cups multi-grain penne pasta, uncooked

lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

1-1/4

cups TACO BELL® Thick & Chunky Salsa

cup frozen corn, thawed

large green pepper, cut into strips

cup KRAFT Mexican Style 2% Milk Finely Shredded Four Cheese

Make It

COOK pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.

MEANWHILE, heat large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 2 min. Stir in salsa, corn and peppers. Bring to boil. Simmer on medium-low heat 10 min. or until chicken is done, stirring occasionally.

DRAIN pasta. Add to chicken mixture; mix lightly. Top with cheese. Remove from heat; cover. Let stand 1 min. or until cheese is melted.

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Kraft Kitchens Tips

Special Extra

Garnish each serving with 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro or chopped green onions.

Serving Suggestion

Serve with your favorite flavor prepared CRYSTAL LIGHT Drink.

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Spiinker

posted:9/16/2011

Easy, simple...and fast...also something I know my husband will love.

Mindyann01

posted:9/15/2011

EXCELLENT! I usually use one Green and one Yellow bell peppers and I by mild white corn and black bean salsa. I make it once a week, My husband calls it my best dish!

JenniferZiemba

posted:9/13/2011

I thought this recipe turned out wonderful. I used yellow peppers instead of green. I didn't use the corn because I was out but I garnished with green onions and I will def make this again.

Bonita8948

posted:9/13/2011

This was a wonderful dish. I used my homemade salsa which had lots of garlic. I didn't have the corn but I'm not much of a corn lover anyway. I don't like left overs but this dish was just as good reheated the next day. I shared the recipe with my sister and she, too, loved it. Outstanding recipe!

elaisll

posted:9/6/2011

Loooking forward to making this dish. Sounds easy!

irisheyes1919

posted:8/31/2011

My children loved this. My only comment would be the peppers would work better chunked for small kids and all 3 of mine said they wanted sour cream next time. But it was yummy and super quick.

swimeshark

posted:8/30/2011

I have made this recipe a couple of times and what is great about it is that really you can go whatever direction you want with it! Try it with red, yellow, orange in place of green pepper. With the lighter peppers, try a mango salsa instead of regular... or try a black bean and corn salsa! What a wonderful go-to recipe!

daniellejm78

posted:8/25/2011

This is a regular in our dinner rotation. Healthy and delish!

Nandec

posted:8/21/2011

Substituted rice for the pasta. Added a chopped tomato which added a bit of flavor and color. Easy to make.

jjosparks1

posted:8/21/2011

My husband loved it!!! So did I!