Rasta Pasta
This Rasta Pasta is a colorful, flavorful, and creamy pasta dinner. Penne is tossed with a creamy sauce, flavored with a sweet and spicy jerk seasoning blend, and topped with chicken!
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 448kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Jerk Seasoning
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons ground allspice
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt + more to taste if desired (I use about 2 teaspoons)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper omit if you don’t like spice
Rasta Pasta
- 1 pound penne pasta cooked al dente according to package directions*
- 2 (8 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter divided
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper sliced
- 1 green bell pepper sliced
- 1/2 yellow onion sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pint half-and-half plus more for thinning out the sauce, if necessary
- 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
- Cilantro and green onion for garnish
Instructions
Jerk Seasoning
- Whisk spices together in a small bowl, then set aside.
Rasta Pasta
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with a silicone mat.
- Place chicken breasts onto prepared baking sheet.
- Cover breasts with 2 tablespoons melted butter, then rub on half the jerk seasoning (about 2 tablespoons).
- Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Let sit for 10 minutes before slicing.
- Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large straight edged sauté pan over medium high/high heat.
- Once hot, add in bell peppers and onion.
- Cook the peppers and onion until crisp tender, about 5 minutes. Stir regularly with tongs to prevent burning.
- Add in garlic and remaining jerk seasoning, then cook for 30 seconds.
- Stir in half-and-half and cheese, bring to a simmer, and simmer until thickened, about 3-5 minutes.
- Stir in pasta.
- Thin with reserved pasta water or half-and-half, if necessary.
- Taste and re-season, if necessary.
- Top with sliced chicken, then serve and enjoy!
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Notes
*Reserve some salted and oiled pasta water for thinning the sauce, if necessary.
Nutrition
Serving: 1person | Calories: 448kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 633mg | Potassium: 535mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1062IU | Vitamin C: 61mg | Calcium: 171mg | Iron: 2mg