Penne with Chicken and Southwest Cheese Sauce. One reviewer recommended added a splash of milk as well and I think I will try that next time. The creamy sauce is great, and I love having tons of asparagus and broccoli in with the chicken and pasta. In the same pot, brown the chicken and onion in the butter and oil.

Add parmesan cheese and stir until melted. Pour the sauce over cooked penne pasta, add the chicken and mix well. This is a fresh frozen food dish which is perfect, when you are just hungry. You can cook Penne with Chicken and Southwest Cheese Sauce using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Penne with Chicken and Southwest Cheese Sauce

Prepare 6 tbsp of Butter.
It's 1/2 cup of Finely chopped onion.
Prepare 1 clove of Minced garlic.
Prepare 1/3 cup of All purpose flour.
Prepare 1 cup of Half and half.
It's 1 cup of Hot water.
You need 1 of Salt to taste.
It's 1/4 tsp of Cayenne pepper.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of Hot sauce.
You need 1 tbsp of Lemon juice.
Prepare 1/3 cup of Parmesan cheese.
It's 1/3 cup of Velveeta cheese.
Prepare 3/4 cup of Medium salsa.
It's 1/2 cup of Sour cream.
You need 5 of Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast.
You need 1 of Cajun Seasoning to taste.
Prepare 2 of Green onions chopped.
You need 1 box of Penne pasta.

For intense flavor, you may add a fancy sauce yourself. Penne Pasta and juicy chicken simmered in a mouth-watering Manwich cheese sauce. This will soon become a huge family favorite! I always have pasta and frozen chicken on hand… and if you ever catch me without a full supply of cheese- take me to the doctor.

Penne with Chicken and Southwest Cheese Sauce instructions

Melt butter and saute onion and garlic until onions are translucent.
Add flour and stir. Cook for 5minutes stirring constantly.
Mix half and half and water and slowly add mixture to flour mix. Stir or whisk constantly until mixture is smooth. Cook for 3minutes.
Add salt, cayenne, lemon juice and hot sauce. Stir well and add parmesan cheese.
Do NOT boil.
Add Velveeta cheese.
Once cheese is melted add salsa and stir. Add sour cream.
Season Chicken breasts generously with Cajun Seasoning and Broil 8-10 minutes per side or until done.
Cook pasta according to package directions.
To serve, laddle cheese sauce over some noddles (just enough to coat it), stir well, top with sliced chicken. Garnish with green onion.

This penne pasta recipe is a simple way to bring Italian flavors to your dinner table. Ground fennel and coriander bring a welcome complexity to the chicken and impart their flavor to the sauce. Also I used peccorino cheese since that was what I had on hand. I served with salad and french bread. It is rich and creamy and very easy to prepare.