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Monterey Chicken Skillet A fully cooked chicken pasta skillet with melted cheese, crispy bacon pieces, BBQ sauce, and sliced green onions, ready to serve.

Monterey Chicken Skillet

A comforting, one-pan dinner with smoky BBQ, crispy bacon, and melty Monterey Chicken Skillet Jack cheese.
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Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American, one-pan
Keyword: BBQ chicken, chicken skillet, easy dinner, quick skillet
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 580kcal
Cost: $9

Ingredients

  • 2 cups shredded pre-cooked chicken from ½ rotisserie chicken, warm or room temperature
  • 10 oz. can diced tomatoes with green chiles Rotel, undrained
  • ½ lb fusili pasta dry, uncooked
  • 2 cups chicken broth low sodium recommended
  • ⅓ cup BBQ sauce your favorite brand
  • 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese room temperature
  • 3 slices bacon thick-cut, cooked until crispy
  • 2 green onions sliced (white and green parts)

Instructions

  • Combine the shredded chicken, fusili pasta, and undrained diced tomatoes in a large skillet.
    A skillet with uncooked rotini pasta, shredded chicken, and diced tomatoes, showing ingredients before mixing.
  • Pour in the chicken broth and stir gently to combine everything evenly.
  • Cover the skillet with a tight-fitting lid and heat over high until the liquid reaches a boil.
  • Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and let the mixture simmer for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes to prevent sticking.
  • While the pasta simmers, cook the bacon in a separate skillet until crisp. Drain on paper towels and crumble into small pieces.
    A frying pan with crispy, browned bacon slices cooking in their rendered grease.
  • Check the pasta after 15 minutes: it should be tender and most of the liquid absorbed. If still firm, simmer another 5 minutes; if tender but too much liquid remains, simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.
  • Drizzle the BBQ sauce over the cooked pasta and sprinkle evenly with shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
    A skillet on a stovetop filled with cooked rotini pasta, diced tomatoes, shredded chicken, and shredded cheese, with BBQ sauce drizzled on top.
  • Cover the skillet again and let it sit on low heat for 5 minutes to allow the cheese to melt.
  • Top the skillet with the crumbled bacon and sliced green onions before serving.

Notes

If Rotel tomatoes aren’t available, substitute with regular diced tomatoes and add a small can of diced green chiles for a gentle kick.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 580kcal (29%) | Carbohydrates: 47g (16%) | Protein: 42g (84%) | Fat: 25g (38%) | Saturated Fat: 12g (75%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 115mg (38%) | Sodium: 2080mg (90%) | Potassium: 620mg (18%) | Fiber: 2g (8%) | Sugar: 6g (7%) | Vitamin A: 600IU (12%) | Vitamin C: 8mg (10%) | Calcium: 210mg (21%) | Iron: 2mg (11%)
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