bbq chicken pasta

This one pan BBQ Chicken Pasta recipe has bacon bits and cheese on top for a full, delicious, comforting meal that’s super simple and ready in about 30 minutes.

BBQ Chicken Pasta {One Pan}

Bacon lardons

600 g Chicken breasts

Onion (Peeled and chopped.)

Cloves of garlic (Peeled and crushed.)

Red peppers (Deseeded

250 g Dry pasta

tomatoes

tsp Sweet smoked paprika

tbsp BBQ sauce

750 ml Hot vegetable stock (See notes.)

100 g Grated mozzarella

Salt and black pepper

Heat a saute pan over a medium heat. Add the bacon lardons and fry for 5 minutes until starting to brown. (They won’t need any oil as they usually release their own fat.)

Add the chicken pieces and cook for a further 5 minutes until the chicken is sealed and starting to brown.

Add the onions, garlic, peppers and continue cooking for another 5 minutes until the vegetables have softened.

Add the dry pasta, chopped tomatoes, smoked paprika, BBQ sauce and 500ml of the vegetable stock and salt and pepper. Give everything a good stir and pop the lid on and cook for 15-20 minutes cooked through and most of the liquid has been absorbed.

Five minutes before the pasta is due to be cooked, preheat the grill to high.

When the pasta is cooked, give everything a good stir, sprinkle over the cheese and pop under the grill for 3-5 minutes until melted and golden.

Such a quick and easy recipe which my two sons (12 and 8) demolished! I only put two tablespoons of BBQ sauce in as felt the 6 would be too much for them, and it worked very well. Will definitely make this again, and will try the Cajun chicken pasta or macaroni cheese recipe soon too!

Really good! Switched chicken with seitan Italian sausage links. Will be making this again!!

Quick and easy, made it as part of the weekly meal plan
Children loved it (we have a super fussy 4 yr old at the moment) 
Looks like the pepper has been added in recipe now. Will likely add some more veg like courgette just to try and get some more in. Delicious!

I'm just making it now and wondered where the red pepper is too! I'm adding it in with the pasta etc as I've only just noticed.  Looking forward to eating this when it's ready!

Delicious. Made a meat free version too. So easy to make.

Really good enjoyed making it and also eating it thanks

This BBQ Chicken Pasta is easy to make and uses simple ingredients. It&#039;s saucy, cheesy, quick and absolutely bursting with flavour!!

BBQ Chicken Pasta

Chicken Breasts, bring close

tsp Smoked Paprika

tsp each: Garlic Powder, Salt

tsp each: Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper (or to spice preference)

Oil,

Bacon, diced

Cheddar, grated

/ 125 milliliters Chicken Stock

/ 125 milliliters BBQ Sauce

Red Onion, finely diced

Red Pepper, finely diced

Salt & Black Pepper,

Butterfly your chicken breasts right through to create 4 thinner, equal sized breasts. Coat in 1 tsp smoked paprika, 1/2 tsp garlic powder &amp; salt, 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper and black pepper and a drizzle of olive oil.

Fry over medium/high heat for a few mins each side until starting to char and just cooked through the centre. Remove from pan and allow to rest. Just before needed, slice your chicken into thin strips, ensuring you cut at a slight angle and against the natural grain of the chicken.

Meanwhile, fry 3.5oz/100g bacon over medium heat in the leftover oil from the chicken (add more if needed) until it starts to brown. Add 1 finely diced medium onion and 1 finely diced small red pepper and continue frying until the bacon is crisp and the veg is soft and starting to char.

Pour in 1/2cup/125ml chicken stock, 1 can of chopped tomatoes and 1/2cup/125ml BBQ Sauce. Stir until fully blended then allow to simmer on low for 10-15mins, or until the tomatoes start to soften/burst and the sauce begins to thicken.

Meanwhile, add 300g/10.5oz pasta to salted boiling water and cook until al dente. Just before draining, retain a cup of starchy pasta water.

Combine pasta with sauce and pour in 1/4cup/60ml of your starchy pasta water. Once combined, stir through your chicken strips and 1cup/100g cheddar until the cheese melts and goes gooey. Thin out with a dash more starchy pasta water if needed. Season to taste.

Serve hot and enjoy!

Just made this tonight for my family and it was a hit! Thanks for helping me spice up my kitchen dinners!!!

This is excellent.  I've made it several times with chicken and mostly recently with bbq spareribs.  Thank you for creating such a savoury combination.  It's really hard to resist!

I was feeding 4 adults, so doubled the recipe.  Instead of using 2 cans of tomatoes, I used one diced tomatoes and one can of Rotel.  Definitely a keeper.  Wish I could print the recipe.

This recipe looks very tasty and easy to make.  I am adding this to my recipe box for those days I need a good pasta dish.

This looks AMAZING ... as do so many of your recipes!   Pasta is my favorite food group (HA!), but I've never had it with BBQ chicken - what a great idea - I can taste it now.  Pinning for making soon!

A different kind of pasta for me, but I totally love it. Using store-bought rotisserie is perfect for this. :)

A  delicious Dinner option and loved by my family any day. Chicken is always the best combination to it.

This is so incredibly delicious!  I make it even easier using rotisserie chicken when I don't have the time to start the chicken breasts.  Everyone loves it!

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This BBQ Chicken Pasta is easy to make and uses simple ingredients. It’s saucy, cheesy, quick and absolutely bursting with flavour!

From summer cookouts to easy lunches, this BBQ chicken salad will be your new go-to! Top with crunchy fried onions for an instant classic.

BBQ Pasta Salad

(skinless chicken breasts,

BBQ sauce (divided)

bowtie pasta

ranch dressing

cherry tomatoes (halved)

sweet corn (drained)

black beans

cilantro (chopped)

onions

In a large skillet over medium-high heat add the diced chicken and ½ cup of BBQ sauce.

Cook 7 to 9 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has gotten glazy on the chicken. 

Set aside to cool.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add in your pasta, cooking to al dente according to box directions. 

Drain the pasta, rinse with cold water, and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl combine the cooled chicken, pasta, 1 cup of BBQ sauce, ranch dressing, tomatoes, corn, beans, and cilantro. 

Toss gently to combine.

Chill for 2 hours before serving for cold pasta or enjoy warm.

Before serving top with the crispy fried onions and more cilantro.

One Pot BBQ Chicken Pasta has so much flavor but is so easy to make! Rotini pasta, chicken breasts, BBQ sauce and melted cheese! YUM!

One Pot BBQ Chicken Pasta

vegetable oil

chicken breasts ((about 2-3))

salt, pepper & garlic powder, (to taste)

onion, (finely diced)

garlic, (minced)

can diced tomatoes

chicken stock

rotini pasta (uncooked)

barbecue sauce, (divided use)

cheddar cheese ((or more, to taste))

Heat a couple tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large pot or large skillet over medium-high heat.

Season both sides of chicken breasts with salt, pepper and a little bit of garlic powder.

Place chicken breasts into pot and cook for about 3-4 minutes.

Then flip over and cook an additional 3-4 minutes (until cooked through.)

Once you flip the chicken, spread about 2 tbsp. Sweet Baby Ray's barbecue sauce onto each side.

Cook for an additional two minutes. Take cooked chicken out of the pan and set aside.

Add diced onions to the pot (you may need to add a bit more oil.) Season onions with a little salt &amp; pepper.

While the onions are cooking, chop up the chicken into 1-inch chunks.

Stir garlic into the pot and cook for just a minute (you don't want it to burn.)

Then add in the can of undrained diced tomatoes and chicken stock.

Stir in uncooked rotini pasta and diced chicken.

Allow to come up to a boil, then cover and turn down the heat to medium and allow to simmer until the pasta has cooked (about 12-15 minutes.)

Lastly, add in 1/4 cup (or more, depending on your preference) of SBR Sauce and top with shredded cheddar cheese.

Quick, delicious AND my autistic daughter will eat it, too!  Just what my sanity and dinner ordered.  The only slight change I made was that I boiled the rotini separately and added it -- I just tend to like the texture better, but that's no change at all, really.  Thank you as always!  Your track record is perfect so far!

This was very good, made it for dinner last night. Thank you!

This is straight up copied from Sweet Baby Rays website VERBATIM! More like the Inbred hillbilly bumpkin cook thief!

I was licking my phone I was just dusting it off

Made this last night for dinner. I thought it would be a lot like the goulash I make but oh my not at all . It was so flavorful and good! My husband said it was definitively a keeper. I made it just as you have written  and wouldn't change a thing. Can't wait to have the leftovers for dinner tonight!

How much chicken stock do you use? Thanks

I made this tonight for dinner and we all LOVED this.  Excellent flavor, will definitely make again! I made a double batch because I had a feeling my son would like it...sure enough, my big strappin' lad is on seconds!  Thank you for this fantastic recipe, I found it on Pinterest.  Bookmarking your blog for more!

So glad you and your husband enjoyed it. Thank you for taking time out of your day to let me know how great it was. :)

This was so good! My husband, the chicken hater even loved it. l subbed Rotel mild with green chillies for the diced tomato, added a T of tomato paste because I started to worry the sauce wouldn't thicken up, and used Webber BBQ sauce instead of SBR. Loved this...loved!!! What a great blend of flavors!

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