🍝🔥 EASY ONE-PAN SKILLET PASTAS! 🔥🍝

 

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1️⃣🔥 Buffalo Chicken Pasta (One-Skillet)

Ingredients

• 12 oz pasta (rotini, penne, or elbow)
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 tbsp olive oil or butter
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp paprika
• Salt & black pepper, to taste

Buffalo Sauce

• ½ cup buffalo sauce (Frank’s-style)
• 1 cup heavy cream (or half-and-half)
• ½ cup chicken broth
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella or Monterey Jack
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan

Optional Toppings

• Ranch or blue cheese drizzle
• Chopped green onions
• Fresh parsley

Instructions

1. Cook pasta – Boil pasta in salted water until al dente. Drain and set aside.
2. Season chicken – Toss chicken with garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper.
3. Sear chicken – Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook 4–5 min until golden. Remove and set aside.
4. Make buffalo cream sauce – Reduce heat to medium. Add buffalo sauce, chicken broth, and cream. Simmer 2–3 min.
5. Make it cheesy – Stir in mozzarella and Parmesan until smooth.
6. Combine – Add pasta and chicken. Toss until coated.
7. Serve – Drizzle with ranch or blue cheese, garnish with parsley.

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2️⃣🌮 Taco Pasta (One-Skillet)

Ingredients

• 12 oz pasta (elbow, rotini, or shells)
• 1 lb ground beef (or turkey)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 packet taco seasoning (or 2½ tbsp homemade)
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 cup tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes
• ½ cup corn (optional)
• ½ cup diced bell peppers (optional)
• ¾ cup heavy cream or milk
• 1½ cups shredded cheddar or Mexican-blend cheese
• Salt & pepper, to taste

Optional Toppings

• Chopped green onions
• Cilantro
• Extra cheese

Instructions

1. Cook pasta – Boil pasta in salted water until al dente. Drain.
2. Brown beef – Heat oil, cook beef until browned. Drain grease.
3. Season – Add taco seasoning, cook 30 sec.
4. Make sauce – Add broth, tomato sauce, corn, peppers. Simmer 5 min.
5. Creamy + cheesy – Stir in cream and cheese until melted.
6. Combine – Add pasta, toss until coated. Serve hot.

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3️⃣🍔 Cheeseburger Pasta (One-Skillet)

Ingredients

• 12 oz elbow macaroni
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tbsp olive oil or butter
• 1 small onion, diced (optional)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 cup milk or half-and-half
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tbsp yellow mustard
• 1 tsp paprika
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1½–2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• ¼ cup diced pickles (optional)
• Chopped parsley or green onions

Instructions

1. Cook pasta – Boil macaroni in salted water until al dente. Drain.
2. Brown beef – Heat oil, cook beef and onion until browned. Add garlic 30 sec.
3. Build sauce – Add broth, milk, ketchup, mustard, paprika, salt & pepper. Simmer 3–4 min.
4. Make it cheesy – Stir in cheddar until creamy.
5. Combine – Add pasta and pickles. Toss. Serve hot, garnish.

Tips

• Extra cheesy 🧀: +½ cup cheese
• Bacon cheeseburger 🥓: add bacon bits
• Spicy 🌶️: jalapeños or hot sauce
• Creamier 🥛: milk → heavy cream

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4️⃣🌶️ Cajun Chicken Pasta Skillet

Ingredients

Pasta & Chicken

• 12 oz pasta (rotini, penne, or elbow)
• 1 lb chicken breast, chunks
• 2 tbsp olive oil or butter
• 1½ tbsp Cajun seasoning
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp smoked paprika (optional)
• Salt & black pepper

Vegetables

• 1 red bell pepper, sliced
• ½ cup diced tomatoes
• 2 cloves garlic, minced

Creamy Sauce

• 1½ cups heavy cream
• ½ cup chicken broth
• ¾ cup Parmesan
• ½ cup mozzarella

Garnish

• Green onions, parsley

Instructions

1. Cook pasta – Boil until al dente. Drain.
2. Season chicken – Toss with Cajun spice, garlic powder, paprika, salt & pepper.
3. Sear chicken – Heat oil, cook chicken 4–5 min. Remove.
4. Sauté veggies – Bell peppers & garlic, 2–3 min.
5. Make sauce – Add broth & cream, simmer. Stir in Parmesan.
6. Combine – Add pasta, chicken, tomatoes, mozzarella. Toss.
7. Finish – Simmer 2–3 min. Garnish.

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