Penne With Chicken in Creamy Pepper Jack Cheese Sauce

"This is a modified, kicked-up version of a Monterey Chicken recipe I made one time. Prep and cook times are approximate."
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Over medium heat, cook bacon until semi-crisp, reserving drippings.
  • Drain bacon on paper towels and crumble when cool.
  • Sauté sliced chicken in bacon drippings until no longer pink.
  • Remove from pan and set aside.
  • In the same skillet, add the butter and cook onion, peppers and garlic until just tender.
  • Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
  • Add 3/4 cup of the broth, and the milk. Cook and stir until bubbly.
  • Stir in cheese and sour cream; then add the chicken and crumbled bacon to the sauce.
  • Reheat, stirring to melt cheese, but do no allow to boil to avoid separation. If the sauce is too thick, add the remaining 1/4 cup chicken broth and/or a little more milk.
  • Serve over cooked penne pasta and sprinkle with chopped green onions before serving.

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Reviews

  1. This recipe isn't for me. I made this for the first time and didn't make any changes at all. I think the idea of southwestern style pasta dish just isn't for me. The sauce itself, looked more like soup, and probably would have tasted better as a soup. It is spicy, but was missing something. This is just my opinion, a lot of people enjoyed it like my husband. Sauce doesn't taste like a pasta sauce, but a soupy sauce. I won't make this anymore, it was a disappointment.
     
  2. This was so flavorful with just the right amount of kick. I had everything prepped and ready to go (as suggested by other reviews). I added 1 large jalapeno and left the cayenne pepper out. It was perfect for us. I also doubled the garlic and used half and half because my milk was only 1%. This makes a ton, we had it again last night and there is still some left over. (all three of us are light eaters). Thank you Patrish for posting such a yummy recipe! Will definitely make again! :)
     
  3. Really great! I used 5 slices of pancetta instead of bacon, which gave a really nice flavor. Served over rice instead of penne, but I think it would be fantastic either way! Thanks!
     
  4. We enjoy this dish and have it quite often due to it being so good and easy.
     
  5. This is a rich, hearty dish. We didn't find it to be overly spicy, despite using the hot pepper cheese, jalapeno, and cayenne. I could have used a little more heat in mine, personally. I used fat free milk and 2% Greek yogurt in place of the sour cream. My sauce was still very thick and I got to cut out a few (just a few) calories. I also added a bit more garlic. Thanks for an easy dinner.
     
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  1. This is a rich, hearty dish. We didn't find it to be overly spicy, despite using the hot pepper cheese, jalapeno, and cayenne. I could have used a little more heat in mine, personally. I used fat free milk and 2% Greek yogurt in place of the sour cream. My sauce was still very thick and I got to cut out a few (just a few) calories. I also added a bit more garlic. Thanks for an easy dinner.
     
  2. Yummy! I used cream instead of milk and added extra cheese. Easy to make.
     
  3. Really great! I used 5 slices of pancetta instead of bacon, which gave a really nice flavor. Served over rice instead of penne, but I think it would be fantastic either way! Thanks!
     
  4. An excellent dish,however, I did add some things like mushrooms, steamed asparagus, whipping cream instead of the milk, and instead of jalapenos I used four other small more powerful chiles( I don't even know what they're called but hotter than jalapenos)Next time I make this I am going to cut the chicken into bite sized pieces. One other change I made was I used chipotle jack cheese instead of pepper jack. Really, really good and it even reheated well the next day. Try it!!!!
     
  5. Very, very good. I used heavy cream instead of milk b/c I had a half-cup leftover from making whipped cream. I left out the red bell pepper b/c one of my dinner guests doesn't like them, but followed it exactly. Next time, I want to add mushrooms. I served with a green salad, french bread, we topped it with a sprinkling of parsley & parmesan. A decadent meal!!
     

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