Yummy Chicken Riggies‏ Recipe

Have you ever tried, or do you have your own Chicken Riggies recipe?  I can honestly say I had not tried this recipe, but a friend of mine shared it with us! Pretty exciting, right?

Either way, I wanted to share the recipe with you, and I hope you like it!

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. parmesan cheese, shredded
• 4 oz. sliced black olives
• 4 tbs olive oil
• 1 small onion

• First, you’ll want to cook the pasta according to the directions on the packaging.  Once the noodles are finished, you can remove them from the heat and set them aside for later.
• Pour the olive oil into a pan, followed by the chopped onions, and allow to sauté for 1 to 2 minutes.  TIP: Don’t let the onions get brown; it will change the taste of everything.
• Add the chicken and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add the pepper and 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 into the dish and stir.
• Add the heavy cream to the cheese mixture and stir together.  Continue doing this until you reach a low boil.
• Add cheese and stir until melted, then 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.  

If you need to print out the Chicken Riggies recipe, you can do so using the recipe card below.  Enjoy!

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Chicken Riggies‏ Recipe

Rating: 5.0/5

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Serves: 3 Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cooking Time: 20 Minutes 20 Minutes Nutrition facts: 500 calories 10 fat

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 the noodles are finished, you can remove them from the heat and set them aside for later.

Pour the olive oil into a pan, followed by the chopped onions, and allow to sauté for 1 to 2 minutes.  TIP: Don't let the onions get brown; it will change the taste of everything.

Add the chicken and cook for about 5 minutes.

Add the pepper and 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 into the dish and stir.

Add the heavy cream to the cheese mixture and stir together.  Continue doing this until you reach a low boil.

Add cheese and stir until melted, then remove from heat.

Pour the mixture over your pasta and serve warm.