Have you ever tried or do you have your own Chicken Riggies recipe? I can honestly say I had not tried this recipe until recently after a friend told me about it. Well, it’s so easy and delicious I didn’t think it was fair to keep it all to myself, and I know I cannot be the only person alive who has not heard of Chicken Riggies, right?!?! I hope I’m not, but knowing my luck that’s how things will go, lol. My friend tells me it’s pretty popular so who knows.
Either way, I wanted to share the recipe with you, and I hope you like it as much as we did!
Chicken Riggies Recipe
To make this recipe for Chicken Riggies you’ll need the following ingredients:
- 1 pound rigatoni pasta
- 1 pound cubed chicken
- 1 hot pepper
- 1 jar pasta sauce
- 1-pint heavy cream
- 16 oz parm cheese shredded
- 4 oz sliced black olives
- 4 tbs olive oil
- 1 small onion
Let’s start creating this super yummy recipe:- First, you’ll want to cook the pasta according to the directions on the packaging. Once noodles are finished, you can remove them from heat and set aside for later.
- Pour the olive oil into a plan followed by the chopped onions and allow to saute for 1 to 2 minutes. TIP: Don’t let the onions get brown it will change the taste of everything.
- Add chicken and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add the pepper, olives and continue to cook until the chicken is cooked all the way through.
- Once the chicken is finished cooking, you can pour your favorite pasta sauce of the dish and stir.
- Add the heavy cream into the cheese mixture and stir together. Continue doing this until your reach a low boil.
- Add cheese and stir until melted and remove from heat.
- Pour the mixture over your pasta and serve warm.
See there isn’t a whole lot to it! It’s a quick and easy dinner you can cook up after baseball practice or whatever your kids have going on. Plus, it’s nice to be able to make a quick dinner for the kids and it is not something you pop in the microwave.
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Jenn Worden
Yields 4
15 minPrep Time
20 minCook Time
35 minTotal Time
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Ingredients
- 1 pound rigatoni pasta
- 1 pound cubed chicken
- 1 hot pepper
- 1 jar pasta sauce
- 1-pint heavy cream
- 16 oz Parmesan cheese shredded
- 4 oz sliced black olives
- 4 tbs olive oil
- 1 small onion
Instructions
- First, you'll want to cook the pasta according to the directions on the packaging. Once noodles are finished, you can remove them from heat and set aside for later.
- Pour the olive oil into a plan followed by the chopped onions and allow to saute for 1 to 2 minutes. TIP: Don't let the onions get brown it will change the taste of everything.
- Add chicken and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add the pepper, olives and continue to cook until the chicken is cooked all the way through.
- Once the chicken is finished cooking, you can pour your favorite pasta sauce of the dish and stir.
- Add the heavy cream into the cheese mixture and stir together. Continue doing this until your reach a low boil.
- Add cheese and stir until melted and remove from heat.
- Pour the mixture over your pasta and serve warm.
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