Feel like Mexican but also have a craving for pasta?
Enter one of the tastiest Mexican chicken recipes known on earth – Mexican Chicken Pasta Bake!
This mouth-watering dish takes a spicy and delicious twist on a classic comfort food. It combines the vibrant flavours of Mexican cuisine with tender chicken and gooey cheese.
Family-friendly, this meal is bound to become a household favourite. The only trouble is trying not to go back for seconds!
Here’s what you’ll need to make it:
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Ingredients for Your Mexican Chicken Pasta
120g Chicken Breast (weighed raw)
70g Vetta Smart Pasta Fibre Penne (weighed dry)
2 tsp Mexican Spice Mix
40g Farmers Union Greek Style Natural Yoghurt
50g Old El Paso Mild Chunky Tomato Salsa
30g Canned Corn Kernels
30g Canned Black Beans (drained weight)
30g Light Shredded Mozzarella
20g Avocado
3g Fresh Coriander
How To Make Your Mexican Chicken Pasta Bake
To put together one of the healthiest and tastiest Mexican chicken recipes you’ll ever try, follow the below four simple steps:
- Cook pasta as per packet instructions. Drain and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Dice chicken breast and season with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken in a pan until cooked through.
- In a bowl, mix together the salsa, seasoning, yoghurt, corn, black beans, pasta and chicken. Add half of the mixture to an oven-proof dish. Top with half the cheese, and the remaining chicken mixture. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and golden. Top with diced avocado and coriander (if using).
Mexican chicken recipes: Mexican Chicken Pasta Bake’s Nutritional Information
This dish contains 619 calories, a massive 51 grams of protein, 16 grams of fat, 10 grams of fibre and 64 grams of carbs to fuel your workouts and help you recover.
If weight loss is the goal, the low fat-to-protein ratio here is ideal.
Fat contains nine calories per gram, compared to carbohydrates and protein, which have just four. That’s more than double!
And because gaining fat is a result of consuming more calories than you burn, the low-fat content here together with the higher protein, makes this Mexican chicken pasta dish ideal for fat loss and muscle growth.
Mexican chicken recipes: Building Muscle and Burning Fat With Protein
Protein is vital for muscle growth, as it contains the amino acids required for building and repairing your muscle tissue.
Protein is also critical for weight loss as it helps you stay full – which goes a long way to preventing overeating and sticking to your macronutrient allowance so fat loss can occur.
If dietary satisfaction is preventing you from losing weight, remember that research shows consuming enough protein is critical for it to occur. So a dish like the Mexican Chicken Pasta Bake goes a long way to solving that problem.
So with limited fat and high protein, plus being delicious – this dish is sure to be one of the tastiest Mexican chicken recipes you’ll ever eat!
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