# Ultimate Chipotle Chicken Pasta Salad

This recipe shows how to make an ultimate chipotle chicken pasta salad.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 lime juice
- 2 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 0.25 cup neutral oil
- 5 plum tomatoes, deseeded and diced
- 0.25 red onion, diced
- 3 tbsp cilantro, chopped
- 2 tbsp jalapeno, diced
- 0.5 lime juice
- 1 salt & pepper
- 1 cup frozen white corn
- 0.25 red onion, diced
- 3 tbsp cilantro, chopped
- 0.25 jalapeno, diced
- 0.5 roasted poblano pepper, diced
- 1 salt & pepper
- 0.5 cup mayo
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp paprika
- 1 lime juice
- 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 1 salt & pepper
- 8 oz pasta of choice
- 8 oz Monterrey jack cheese

## Instructions

1. Blend chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, garlic, oregano, cumin, lime juice, salt, pepper, and oil until smooth.
2. Marinate chicken thighs in the blended mixture for at least 30 minutes.
3. Prepare mild salsa by combining diced tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, jalapeño, lime juice, salt, and pepper.
4. Prepare corn salsa with frozen white corn, diced red onion, cilantro, jalapeño, poblano pepper, salt, and pepper.
5. Prepare chipotle crema by blending chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, mayo, sour cream, garlic powder, paprika, lime juice, honey, salt and pepper.
6. Cook chicken in a pan on high heat until slightly charred and reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
7. Dice the cooked chicken.
8. Combine cooked pasta, chicken, mild salsa, corn salsa, cheese, and chipotle crema in a bowl.

## Equipment

- blender
- pan
- knife
- grater

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGWPxDEPG8G/?igsh=djJ0NXZmMjZsZHZp
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5aa9a634-14b2-433e-974a-072273d14338
- Extracted: 2025-03-25

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