Sonora chicken pasta
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 6 ounce boneless skinless chicken breast grilled an sliced into 1/4 inch slices
- 1 pound penne pasta cooked
- 3/4 cup sonora cheese sauce recipe follows
- 1/3 cup spicy black beans recipe follows
- 1/4 cup diced tomatoes for garnish
- 1 Tbl green onions sliced
Sonora cheese sauce
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup onion finely chopped
- 1 small clove garlic minced
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 tablespoon chicken stock
- 1 cup half and half
- 1 pinch salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/4-1 tsp hot pepper sauce to taste
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 3/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 3/4 cup velveeta cheese cubed
- 3/4 cup prepared salsa
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Spicy black beans
- 1 can black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 small clove garlic minced
- 1/4 cup onion finely chopped
- 1/2 cup prepared BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Place pasta in a mixing bowl. Add cheese sauce and toss to coat evenly. Pourinto a heated bowl. Place chicken on top of pasta, then ladle black beans ontop. Sprinkle with diced tomatoes and chopped green onions.I like to serve this family style and add all of the cheese sauce to the pasta and top with all of the black beans and chicken and garnish with tomatoes and green onions in one very large serving bowl.
Sonora cheese sauce
- Melt butter in a saucepan and add onion and garlic; saute until onion is transparent. Stir in the flour to make a roux and cook 5minutes, stirring often. Mix the hot water, chicken stock and half and half. Add mixture slowly to roux, stirring constantly. Allow to cook 5 minutes.(Sauce should have the consistency of honey). Add salt, sugar, hot sauce, lemon juice, cayenne, and parmesan cheese to sauce. Stir to blend. Do not allow to boil. Add Velveeta to sauce and stir until melted. Add salsa and sour cream to sauce and blend. Makes 5 cups.
Spicy black beans
- Saute onion and garlic in oil until softened. Add black beansand BBQ sauce. Stir until combined.