Honey Pepper Chicken Panini Pasta
Enjoy a delightful twist on dinner with Honey Pepper Chicken Panini Pasta! This quick and easy recipe combines tender chicken, a delightful honey-pepper glaze, and hearty rigatoni pasta for a dish that feels like a warm hug.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Main
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large chicken breasts, cubed
- 10 oz rigatoni pasta
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly cracked black pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 medium carrots, sliced
- Salt and green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Boil salted water in a pot and cook rigatoni according to package instructions. Reserve half a cup of pasta water before draining.
- In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper; sauté until golden brown.
- In the same skillet, add sliced carrots; cook until slightly softened. Stir in minced garlic for one minute.
- Lower the heat; melt butter then mix in honey, soy sauce, and black pepper to create the sauce. Simmer for two minutes.
- Return chicken to the skillet along with rigatoni; toss everything together until well coated. Use reserved pasta water if needed.
- Serve warm topped with chopped green onions.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate (approximately 300g)
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 68g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 90mg