Creamy Chicken and Tomatillo Verde Pasta

For busy weeknights, this easy and quick recipe for creamy chicken and tomatillo verde pasta made with gemelli pasta is a great choice.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 470 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste
• 1 (16 ounce) package gemelli pasta
• 1 (15 ounce) can white queso blanco cheese sauce (such as Rico's®)
• 1 (12 ounce) jar tomatillo cooking sauce (such as Herdez®)
• 1 pound cubed, cooked chicken

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add gemelli and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 2

At the same time, combine cheese sauce and tomatillo cooking sauce in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir until well blended, then stir in chicken. Cook until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Step 3

Drain pasta and return to the pot. Pour sauce mixture over pasta; stir and heat on medium heat until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 4

Serve immediately and garnish with Parmesan cheese.