Main dishes

South-of-the-Border Chicken & Pasta Skillet

South-of-the-Border Chicken & Pasta Skillet recipe

photo by:kraft

Looking for a quick skillet idea that combines spicy salsa and cheesy chicken and uses ingredients you've usually already got on hand? We thought as much.

time

prep:

10 min

total:

35 min

servings

total:

4 servings, 2 cups each

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What You Need

cups medium-shaped pasta, uncooked

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

jar (16 oz.) TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa

pkg. (10 oz.) frozen corn

oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed

1/4

tsp. ground cumin

cup KRAFT Mexican Style Finely Shredded Four Cheese, divided

Make It

COOK pasta as directed on package.

MEANWHILE, cook and stir chicken in large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 6 min. or until done. Add next 4 ingredients; mix well. Simmer on medium-low heat 6 min. or until cream cheese is melted, stirring occasionally.

DRAIN pasta; add to chicken mixture in skillet with 1/2 cup shredded cheese. Simmer 3 min. or until cheese is melted, stirring occasionally. Top with remaining shredded cheese; cover. Remove from heat. Let stand until cheese is melted.

TACO BELL® and HOME ORIGINALS® are trademarks owned and licensed by Taco Bell Corp.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Special Extra

Sprinkle with chopped cilantro before serving.

Healthy Living

Save 50 calories and 6 grams of fat per serving by preparing with PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese and KRAFT Mexican Style 2% Milk Finely Shredded Four Cheese.

After-School Treat

Spread remaining cream cheese from package onto celery sticks or cored apple rings. Sprinkle with raisins.

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dtrevino81

posted:4/11/2013

This recipe was sooo good and I will make again. It was fast and simple. I seasoned my chicken but that was the only thing I did different.

Jesca22

posted:7/31/2012

I made this recipe from my recipe book that has Philadelphia cream cheese in every recipe. It was absolutely amazing! I used fresh sweet corn that i had frozen for about a week and it was delicious! My roomates and boyfriend loved it just as much as i did. So easy and so so good! Not to expensive either.

cschultz3

posted:4/12/2012

Easy! Great!! Will definitely make again!

dceron

posted:3/9/2012

so easy. kids and adults will enjoy. very tasty, too

Rosiecheex

posted:2/10/2012

Great dish, my whole family loved it and it was quick and easy to make.

zzzangelazzz

posted:12/15/2011

My whole family loved this recipe. I even got several requests for the recipe.

hpfan616

posted:11/22/2011

this recipe was a family pleaser. My "I don't eat corn" child was so thrilled with the taste she didn't even realize what she was eating. We LOVED this dish

rotts4me

posted:10/12/2011

Great taste, fast to make. Family raved!

KaLy41

posted:5/12/2011

Yum! I used precooked chicken from a bag that I keep on hand (I don't know if I can mention the brand name.) It has a great flavor that went great in this dish, and made it even quicker and easier to make. I used only about 6oz of corn, added extra cumin and a little chili powder and salt. I let it simmer for longer between each step, and for a good 20 minutes at the end to let all the flavor come out. My family loved it!

Mlb4u31

posted:4/24/2011

I made this because it was the only recipe I could find that I had all of the ingredients on hand. I thought it was missing something- perhaps adding seasoning to the chicken like many have suggested would solve the problem. I also used mexicorn instead of regular corn because I thought it would give it something extra but the salsa just kinda overpowered everything. Probably will give it another chance but not one of my faves!