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Chipotle Chicken & Shrimp Pasta

Danielle Dunn
Honey glazed chicken and shrimp with cavatappi pasta in a chipotle cream sauce
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 29 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into chunks
  • 1 lb large or jumbo shrimp shell off, peeled and deveined
  • 1 lb pasta of choice
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 small or medium onion, diced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 8 oz canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 2 cups fresh asparagus, cut into 3/4 inch pieces, thin
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1 cup freshly grated or shredded parmesan cheese
  • 2 tbsp olive oil for pan
  • Salt & pepper
  • 2 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • onion powder
  • fresh parsley for garnish optional

Instructions
 

  • Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add asparagus, and boil for 2 minutes. Remove asparagus, and rinse will cold water. Set aside. You will also cook your pasta in this same water according to the package instructions.
  • In a small bowl, seasoned chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and smoked paprika and mix together. In a separate bowl, do the same with shrimp. Do not over salt shrimp!
  • Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook on both sides, approximately 2 minutes on each side. May need to cook in two batches. Remove chicken and set aside. Add shrimp, and cook on both sides. Should only take about 2 minutes total. Remove shrimp and set aside.
  • Reduce heat to medium, and return shrimp and chicken to skillet and add honey. Mix together well, and remove and set aside again.
  • Add butter to skillet. Add onions and peppers, and sauté until translucent. Stir in heavy cream, 1 tsp of smoked paprika, 1 tsp. of garlic powder, 1 tsp. of onion powder, 1/2 tsp. of salt and 1/2 of pepper. Using the can of chipotle peppers, remove 2 tbsp. of the sauce. You can do this by using a mesh strainer and mashing the pepper through to get as much sauce from it as possible. Add this sauce to cream mixture, and simmer for 10 minutes, Stirring occasionally. Sauce will began to thicken.
  • Add parmesan cheese, and stir until completely melted. Taste sauce, and add more salt if needed. Stir in peas and asparagus. Simmer for additional 2 minutes. Stir in cooked pasta, chicken and shrimp .Garnish with optional parsley. Serve warm.

Notes

Thin asparagus works best for this recipe.  If thin asparagus is unavailable, then slice asparagus down middle to make thinner pieces.
Sometimes juice from chipotle peppers is very thick, use a strainer to strain juice, pressing peppers into strainer with a heavy spoon.  If you prefer a spicier sauce, blend can of peppers and juice in a blender until a thick sauce is made, but only use of the mixture for recipe. You may still need to use strainer to ensure no chunks are in sauce.
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