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Penne with chicken and bell pepper

Penne with Chicken and Bell Pepper

A super-tasty, quick everyday dish! It's perfect for a family dinner — fast to make, with the simplest ingredients, wonderful flavor, and plenty filling!

Angel

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Penne

200

Chicken breast

300

Bell pepper

300

Onion

100

Milk

Hard cheese

100

Vegetable oil

Salt

Pepper

Italian herbs

Paprika (ground paprika)

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 33 % 8 g

Fats 25 % 6 g

Carbohydrates 42 % 10 g

127 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 50 min

Step 1:

How do you make penne with chicken and bell pepper? Start with a few simple ingredients. It's best to use peppers of different colors so the finished dish is nice and colorful! Seed the bell peppers and cut them into strips. Dice the onion.
Step 2:

Cut the chicken breast into strips.
Step 3:

Heat the vegetable oil in a deep skillet and sear the chicken. You want a nice crust on it — about 10 minutes.
Step 4:

Then transfer the cooked chicken to a plate.
Step 5:

Add the chopped bell pepper and onion to the skillet and cook, stirring, until soft.
Step 6:

Return the chicken to the cooked vegetables.
Step 7:

Season with salt and pepper, the Italian herbs, and ground paprika, and stir.
Step 8:

Pour the milk into the skillet, stir everything together, and heat for 5–6 minutes, stirring, until the milk is almost boiling.
Step 9:

Then add the penne. Stir and simmer until the pasta is done, stirring the dish now and then.
Step 10:

A minute before the dish is ready, grate the cheese on the coarse side of a grater.
Step 11:

Add the cheese to the skillet and stir well — it melts instantly!
Step 12:

Turn off the heat, cover the skillet tightly, and let the dish rest for a couple of minutes.
Step 13:

Your penne with chicken and bell pepper is ready! Serve with fresh vegetables.
Step 14:

Enjoy — good health to you!

For this dish, use bell peppers of different colors — they'll look beautiful on the plate. Serve it with fresh or pickled vegetables.
For how to cook pasta properly, get it al dente, and pick a good-quality product to avoid disappointment, plus much more, see our article on the ins and outs of choosing and cooking pasta.