Spicy Pasta
It is Wednesday and today is my work Holiday party…so you know what that means right?! HALF DAY! I feel like I am back in elementary school where I am getting an early dismissal. It is always nice to get a break from the office 🙂
I finally got the cold weather I have been praying for but the snow is still lacking…we got a dusting of snow earlier this week but nothing you can play in haha. Send your positive foodie vibes my way for some snow…I am desperate!
I love spicy food. Any kind of spicy food, I will definitely reach for it! Every time I make pasta I tend to add a little bit of kick to it because I enjoy it. Throughout my years I have perfected a pasta that I love so much. I mix up what it is that I put in it, but it really is a good weekday meal. Quick, easy, and filling! 🙂
Ingredients for Spicy Pasta:
- Chicken breasts, cut into strips and then halved
- mushrooms
- onion
- garlic
- olive oil
- peppers (of your choice)
- red pepper flake
- salt
- pepper
- Rotini Pasta
- Tomatoes, you can use fresh or canned
Start your pasta cooking in a medium pot.
To the side in a saute pan, put your garlic and olive oil in a pan and let the garlic start to brown. Place your onions into the pan and let them sweat.
yum, is there anything better than the smell of these ingredients in a pan? I say there is not!
Place in your mushrooms and let them cook for a few minutes. Place your tomatoes and peppers in next along with salt, pepper, and red pepper flake.
Let the vegetables cook for a few minutes and let some of the liquid cook off.
Add your chicken to the pan and let it cook until tender
Drain your pasta and place it into a bowl. Place your hot spicy chicken mixture on top of the pasta. Sprinkle with Parmesan and parsley..and Voilá!
It is salty, sweet, and spicy…it is wonderful! I love to make this pasta during the week because it s fast easy and it has a ton of flavors that always seem to fill my “hungry void”.
I am off to a holiday party! Happy Wednesday!
19 Comments
Evan @swEEts
I love spicy foods! Especially pasta.. this looks fab. I wish we had a half day.. I’ll be sending your positive snow vibes after I get into BWI tomorrow so that my flight doesn’t get canceled!
RavieNomNoms
Thanks missy! Yes, definitely don’t send the vibes until after you are safe and on the ground!! Safe travels!
Dionne Baldwin
I hope you have a blast at the party! Isn’t it amazing how those “little” things like a half day can get us so excited?! I love this pasta. Especially cuz it has a little heat!
RavieNomNoms
Oh it totally is, the little things always get me really excited. Which honestly is better because then you are never disappointed haha…
Roxan
So lucky, I wish today was a half day for me too!
RavieNomNoms
Me too Roxan, ask for a half day from Santa! Maybe he will help ya out 🙂
Maren
I love spicy food and when I saw the title I knew this dish would be for me. Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to make it.
RavieNomNoms
Glad you liked it Maren. If you like spicy food you will like this, I intentionally didn’t add the measurements to the ingredients because I thought it would be better for people to use how as much or little of each. I tend to be a little heavy on the red pepper flake haha
Joy
That looks wonderful. I might make that sometime this week.
RavieNomNoms
Thanks Joy!
gingerbreadbagels
I love spicy foods too and I love love love when my pasta is spicy!! Your spicy pasta looks sooo good and now I’m craving pasta at almost 10pm. haha. 🙂
RavieNomNoms
Thanks Lindsey! I am glad you enjoyed it! I am definitely a spicy pasta eater, I even enjoy giving my marinara sauces some kick!
Tes
I love spicy food. Your spicy pasta looks so delicious and comforting 🙂 This recipe makes my day 🙂
RavieNomNoms
I am so glad you liked it Tes! Have a good day!
Pachecopatty
I could tuck into a bowl of your pasta, it looks delicious:-)
whatsfordinneracrossstatelines
You know I like spicy and pasta, so of course I’d like to eat this pasta! Hope you had fun at your party and that the snow comes! We never have a white Christmas here, but I love the heat, so I’m okay with it!
-Gina-
RavieNomNoms
Thanks Gina!
The Housewife Diary
This spicy pasta looks amazing! I haven’t had rigatoni in a while and the sauce looks and sounds delicious. Love your pictures too! Can’t wait to read more!
RavieNomNoms
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