Chicken Riggies

Chicken riggies is made with rigatoni pasta mixed with sautéed chicken and spicy peppers in a creamy red sauce in this Utica, New York specialty.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 614 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (16 ounce) package rigatoni pasta
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 Cubanelle peppers, seeded and thinly sliced
• 3 roasted red peppers, drained and chopped
• 2 hot cherry peppers, seeded and minced
• 0.5 cup heavy cream
• 0.5 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1.5 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut in bite-sized pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Add rigatoni pasta and cook until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and keep warm.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper; cook in hot oil until lightly browned on all sides and no longer pink in the center, about 7 minutes. Remove chicken from the skillet and keep warm.

Step 3

Stir onion, Cubanelle peppers, and garlic into the skillet. Cook and stir until onion softens, about 4 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes, roasted red peppers, and hot cherry peppers; bring to a simmer. Stir in cooked chicken and heavy cream; simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 4

Stir in pasta, then garnish with Parmesan cheese.