Elote Pasta
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Pat the chicken breasts dry with a paper towel.
- 2Season chicken with salt.
- 3Season chicken with pepper.
- 4Season chicken with onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne.
- 5Drizzle chicken breasts with olive oil.
- 6Add butter to a hot pan on medium-high heat.
- 7Cook chicken breasts in the pan for about 5-6 minutes per side until golden brown.
- 8Remove cooked chicken from the pan and let it rest.
- 9Add frozen roasted corn to the same pan where the chicken was cooked.
- 10Cook the corn until it soaks up the flavor from the pan.
- 11Chop the cooked chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- 12Finely chop the red onion.
- 13Finely chop the cilantro.
- 14Boil protein rotini pasta in a pot of water.
- 15Cook pasta until al dente.
- 16Drain the cooked pasta.
- 17Add light mayo and light sour cream to a blender or food processor.
- 18Add one chipotle pepper in adobo sauce to the blender.
- 19Squeeze lime juice into the blender.
- 20Add seasonings (onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, tajin) to the blender.
- 21Drizzle honey into the blender.
- 22Blend the sauce until smooth.
- 23Transfer cooked pasta to a large serving bowl.
- 24Add chopped red onion and cilantro to the pasta.
- 25Add roasted corn to the pasta mixture.
- 26Add chopped chicken to the pasta mixture.
- 27Pour the prepared sauce over the ingredients in the bowl.
- 28Sprinkle more Tajin on top of the salad.
- 29Add crumbled cotija cheese on top of the salad.
Ingredients
- 20 oz chicken breast
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 0.5 tsp cumin
- 0.25 tsp cayenne
- 8 oz protein rotini
- 1 red onion red onion
- 0.5 cup cilantro
- 10 oz frozen roasted corn
- 0.25 cup cotija cheese
- 0.75 cup light sour cream
- 0.75 cup light mayo
- 1 chipotle chipotles in adobo sauce
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 0.5 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp tajin
- 1 squeeze lime juice
- 1 drizzle honey
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
Equipment
pantongschopping boardknifefood processorpotslotted spoonbowl