Chicken Macaroni with step by step photos and a video recipe. This chicken pasta recipe is made with chicken breast, macaroni pasta, onions, and bell peppers. It is a quick and easy meal that comes together in just 30 minutes. Serve it as a main dish or side dish.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Main
Cuisine: International
Servings: 4people
Author: Preeti
Equipment
1 Deep bottom pan
Ingredients
To cook macaroni
160gramsElbow Macaroni
salt to taste
2teaspoonoil
To cook chicken
200gramsboneless skinless chicken breast,cut into small cubes
½teaspoonblack pepper powder
salt to taste
2tablespoonoil
For making chicken macaroni
1onionfinely chopped
1teaspoonfinely chopped garlic
1cupbell pepperschopped (I used red, yellow and green bell peppers)
1tomatochopped
salt to taste
½teaspoonblack pepper powder
½teaspoonred chili powderor add red chili flakes
1teaspoonoregano
3tablespoontomato ketchup
1teaspoonvinegar
¼cupgrated cheeseoptional
2tablespoonfinely chopped coriander leaves
Instructions
Preparations
Chop the onion, garlic, tomato, and bell peppers.
Season chicken with salt and pepper. Keep it aside.
Cook Macaroni - In a sauce pan or pot, boil 5 cups of water on medium heat. Stir in salt. Add macaroni and cook as per the directions on the package. It should be cooked al dente (means it should have slight bite) Drain off the water. Rinse the macaroni with cold water. Add 2 teaspoon oil. Combine. Keep it aside.
Making chicken pasta
Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a pan over medium heat.
Add chicken. Stir and cook until chicken is cooked. Remove the chicken to a plate (leaving oil in the pan).
Add onion, garlic and bell peppers to the pan. Cook it for 2 minutes.
Next, add tomato. Cook it for 2-3 minutes until tomatoes are soft.
Add salt, pepper, red chili powder, oregano, tomato ketchup and vinegar. Combine it well.
Add chicken and cooked macaroni. Combine. Remove from heat.
Finally, add cheese (optional) and coriander leaves.
Serve chicken pasta with any salad of your choice.
Video
Notes
Cook the pasta until al dente which means it should have a slight bite in them. Cook it as per the instructions given on the package. Overcooked or mushy pasta will destroy the flavor.
Do not overcook the chicken breast. It will turn hard and chewy.
If you have leftover rotisserie chicken, grilled chicken, or baked chicken, use them. Shred them or cut into smaller chunks and add them directly to the pan while adding the cooked macaroni.
You can add any vegetable of your choice or skip it if you do not like them.