# Rasta Pasta

A delicious Rasta Pasta recipe with jerk chicken and a creamy sauce.

- Cuisine: Caribbean
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 boxes penne pasta
- 2 chicken breast
- 1 bag assortment of bell peppers
- 1 container heavy whipping cream
- 0.5 block cream cheese
- 1 handfuls mozzarella cheese
- 1 handfuls parmesan cheese
- 1 minced garlic
- 1 spoonful Better Than Bouillon Italian Herb Stock
- 2 spoonfuls jerk seasoning
- avocado oil
- total seasoning
- Italian seasoning
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- paprika
- black pepper
- Smart Balance butter

## Instructions

1. Rinse off the bell peppers and chop them up into strips, then put them to the side.
2. Butterfly the chicken breast by cutting them down the middle and thinning them out to cook more evenly.
3. Slice the chicken diagonally to get longer strips.
4. Add avocado oil to the chicken to bind everything together.
5. Season the chicken with total seasoning, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, black pepper, and 1.5 tablespoons of jerk seasoning.
6. Mix all the seasonings into the chicken until well combined.
7. Add Smart Balance butter to a pan and cook the seasoned chicken for 20 to 25 minutes, or until it reaches a nice internal temperature.
8. Start boiling water for the pasta in a large pot.
9. Sauté the bell peppers in a pan with butter for a few minutes.
10. Pour in an entire container of heavy whipping cream with the bell peppers.
11. Stir the heavy whipping cream and then add in half a block of cream cheese.
12. Mix the cream cheese until it melts and then season the sauce with total seasoning, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, black pepper, and two spoonfuls of jerk seasoning.
13. Give the sauce a good mix until everything is well combined.
14. Add a spoonful of Better Than Bouillon Italian Herb Stock to the sauce and mix.
15. Mix in grated Parmesan cheese, shredded Parmesan cheese, and a couple of handfuls of mozzarella cheese into the sauce.
16. Once the pasta is cooked, drain it out and then add the cooked chicken into the pot with the pasta.
17. Pour the sauce over the pasta and chicken in small increments to ensure every piece is coated.
18. Serve the Rasta Pasta with a side of Texas toast and a Bloom Shirley Temple prebiotic soda.

## Equipment

- large pot
- cutting board
- knife
- bowls
- large pan
- tongs

## Tips

- Butterflying the chicken breast helps it cook more evenly and faster.
- Season the chicken to your heart's desire.
- The Smart Balance butter doesn't burn at high heat.
- Use small increments of sauce to ensure every inch of pasta is coated.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMqV5mQF/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c9940ce5-e8ea-419e-83b9-9979dfa48037
- Extracted: 2025-11-03

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