Rasta Pasta

My Rasta Pasta is a creamy, comforting jerk chicken pasta recipe you will find yourself making over and over again! Ready in 30 minutes.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Caribbean

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Total Time 35

Servings servings

Calories 910kcal

Cut the chicken into bite size pieces. Season it with the jerk seasoning and set aside for few minutes. Meanwhile, in a large pot, cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain it, then return it to the pot.
1 Tablespoon jerk seasoning, 1½ chicken breasts, 5.6 oz. fusilli pasta
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet. Cook chicken pieces in it on both sides until golden brown and fully cooked. Transfer the chicken to a plate.
3 Tablespoons olive oil, 1½ chicken breasts
Add the rest of the olive oil to the same skillet where the chicken was cooked. Sauté onions, garlic and peppers for 2-3 minutes.
3 Tablespoons olive oil, 1 small onion, 1 garlic clove, ½ green bell pepper, ½ red bell pepper
Add salt, coconut milk and lower the heat. Let simmer for 5-6 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft and the sauce is creamy.
¾ cup coconut milk, salt to taste
Add the cooked vegetables and the chicken to the pasta. Stir well and distribute onto 2 plates. Sprinkle with some green onions if desired.

Mix all ingredients together. Store them in a small jar.
½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon ground allspice, ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon cayenne powder, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon dried thyme, 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, ½ teaspoon dried green onions

I used fusilli pasta for this rasta pasta recipe, but you can use any short pasta of choice, such as penne, farfelle, macaroni, or rigatoni.
This dish does have a little spice to it, if you don't like much spice I recommend using half of the amount.
To make this dish vegetarian, substitute chicken with a plant-based version - or you could use mushrooms.
In this dish we make rasta pasta with coconut milk, but you can simply substitute for milk of choice, or cream.
This dish serves 2. You can double the ingredients to serve 4.