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    Home > Pasta Recipes > Hatch Green Chile Pasta with Chicken

    Hatch Green Chile Pasta with Chicken

    Published: Apr 2, 2016 · Modified: May 30, 2020 by Lea Ann Brown · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Hatch Green Chile Pasta with Chicken is a fantastic Hatch green chili recipe. The pasta is mixed with a spicy cream sauce, chicken breast and spinach. An easy chicken dinner with southwestern flair!

    Hatch Green Chile Pasta with Chicken and Cream Sauce

    If you’re chile pepper crazed like us, don’t miss my post on Hatch Green Chile Recipes.

    Pappardelle’s Pasta (The Fine Art of Pasta) never fails to impress when it comes to great flavored pastas. I couldn’t believe my Hatch Chile loving eyes when I saw they had created a Hatch Green Chile flavored pasta.

    This pasta has a great roasted flavor and depending on the batch of chiles they receive, is medium to medium-hot.

    This batch was perfect for us, with a medium heat and outstanding Hatch Chile flavor.

    For those of you who are not familiar with a Hatch Green Chili…the chiles are a Southwestern delicacy grown in the Hatch Valley of New Mexico.

    In August, in places like Colorado, New Mexico and California, it is not uncommon to find “Hatch Festivals” celebrating the year’s harvest. You can learn more about the chiles and the New Mexico chile craze HERE.

    We’re lucky here in Denver, as Pappardelle’s is a Colorado company. I can purchase their products at my local specialty markets or at Farmers’ markets during the Summer. 

    Pappardelle’s Pasta is also sold at selected locations across the country, or by mail order from their site if you’re interested in purchasing their Hatch Chile Flavored Pasta.

    dish of Hatch Green Chile Pasta with spicy cream sauce and chicken

    Substitutions for Hatch Green Chile Pasta

    You can also make this recipe using regular plain flavored pappardelle pasta or fettuccini. Just add 1/4 cup of chopped green chile peppers to the ingredients.

    And you can easily order Premium Roasted Green Chiles from New Mexico.

    I’ve used Chimayo chile powder to season the cream sauce. It can be hard to find, so substitute Ancho or any other mild to medium powder. Don’t use a commercial chili powder blend, it would be way to strong and bitter for this recipe.

    Whatever your decision, give this Hatch green chile pasta recipe a try. It’ll satisfy your Southwestern cravings for the week!

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    Hatch Green Chile Pasta with a irrestible cream sauce and chicken

    Hatch Green Chile Pasta with Chicken

    This Southwestern Pasta recipe using Hatch Green Chile pasta is then mixed with a wonderful and slightly spicy cream sauce and chicken.
    4.63 from 8 votes
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    Course: Pasta Recipes
    Cuisine: Southwestern
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 483kcal
    Author: Lea Ann Brown

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 pound Hatch Green Chile Pasta or plain pappardelle pasta, or fettuccini
    • 1/8 pound unsalted butter
    • 1 cup half and half
    • 1 cup spinach packed
    • 1 tablespoon canola oil
    • 1 boneless skinless chicken breast half. cubed and sauteed
    • 1/4 cup green chile peppers If using plain flavored pasta. orasted, peeled, chopped (or canned)
    • 1/4 teaspoon Chimayo chile powder medium heat, or ancho chile powder
    • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
    • salt
    • pepper
    • Cotija cheese crumbled, for garnish.
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    Instructions

    • In a saucepan, melt butter. Add half and half and heat through.
    • Add spinach, chile powder and parmesan cheese. Cook on low until spinach is wilted. Season with salt and pepper. Turn off burner, cover, keeping warm.
    • Heat a skillet over medium high heat and then add olive oil. Add cubed chicken breast and cook until no longer pink inside. Don’t over cook. Add this to the cream mixture.
    • In a large saucepan, bring 3 quarts of water to a boil. Add salt and pasta. Cook pasta according to package instructions.
    • When pasta is cooked through, drain, reserving 1/4 cup pasta water. Add pasta to Cream mixture. Turn burner on low, if it needs to be warmed up. Add a little bit of the pasta water to add starch and creaminess.
    • Divide between two plates, serve immediately and top with crumbled Cotija cheese for garnish if you’d like.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 483kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 278mg | Potassium: 270mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1442IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 242mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Hatch Green Chile Pasta with Chicken and Spinach…It’s what’s for Dinner.

    Lea Ann Brown
    Lea Ann Brown

    Why Trust These Recipes? Lea Ann Brown has lived, worked and played in Colorado for 45 years. She has immersed herself in the Colorado Culinary space, is a Culinary School Graduate and publishes her Colorado food Blog, Cooking On The Ranch.

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    Comments

    1. George says

      September 07, 2023 at 9:39 pm

      5 stars
      I made a vegetarian version with mushrooms instead of the chicken. It was delicious. I made my own pasta with some pureed chilis.

      Reply
    2. Monica says

      May 30, 2022 at 4:02 pm

      Moved away from Colorado 7 years ago. Recently visited Seattle were I saw Pappardelle’s Pasta at the Market! Couldn’t believe my eyes as I always bought it at the farmers market in CO! Was blown away a second time when I saw they now make a Hatch Green Chili pasta. Of course I brought some home and plan on doing mail order! Anyway I decided to look for inspiration on the internet and had a 3rd surprise! Thanks so much!

      Reply
    3. Danielle says

      October 18, 2020 at 5:32 pm

      5 stars
      I live in Highlands Ranch too! I cooked this, then read your page and realized. Loved this dish. Added Chile’s to the sauce and had green Chile pasta, it was amazing. Thank you!

      Reply
    4. Dominique says

      May 25, 2020 at 5:40 pm

      5 stars
      Best pasta dish I’ve ever had! Husband, daughter and 10 month old grandson couldn’t eat it fast enough. My only advice is to add a can of green hatch chilis to the sauce. Turned this recipe from amazing to out of this world.

      Reply
      • Lea Ann Brown says

        May 27, 2020 at 6:38 am

        Hi Dominique. Thanks so much for your note. I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe. My next project is to make homemade hatch chile pasta. I’ve made spinach pasta, it can’t be much different. Again, thanks for your note.

        Reply
    5. Charlotte says

      May 18, 2016 at 9:11 am

      I’ve been practicing my pasta making skills for a while not and have ventured out to some tame flavored ones (sun dried tomato, porcini), but you’ve inspired me to try my own version of hatch green chili pasta! I’ll keep you updated. Thanks for the great post!!

      Reply
    6. Abbe @ This is How I Cook says

      April 07, 2016 at 3:14 pm

      They have the best pasta just wish it wasn’t so pricey! Love their mushroom version! This looks great Lea Ann. Anything with chilies and cream and chicken is a winner in my book!

      Reply
    7. Susan says

      April 07, 2016 at 1:38 pm

      The Hatch pasta sounds wonderful! Even though I’ve still yet to taste a Hatch chili, I think it be delicious with the creamy chicken sauce. Not sure if I can find that brand of pasta but I’ll take a look next time I shop!

      Reply
    8. Jean | DelightfulRepast.com says

      April 07, 2016 at 11:18 am

      Lea Ann, that’s going on the menu real soon! I don’t have a local source for the new pasta, but I’ve always got Hatch chiles in my cupboard. Can’t wait!

      Reply
    9. John/Kitchen Riffs says

      April 06, 2016 at 10:45 am

      I want to make this dish! I’ve actually thought of green chile pasta, but have never gotten around to figuring out how to make it. So thanks for this! Love Hatch chilies, so I’m going to be in heaven when I make this. 🙂

      Reply
    10. Coffee and Crumpets says

      April 05, 2016 at 10:59 am

      This does sound fabulous! It’s been a while since I bought Pappardelles pasta, but now I know they have a Hatch Chile Pasta…yum!
      I’m sure it’s pretty amazing with that cream sauce\\

      Reply
    11. Larry says

      April 03, 2016 at 11:27 am

      Looks delicious birthday girl. I must admit that I was really excited when I read your post title as I thought it would be about your homemade Hatch chile pasta.

      Reply
    12. Heather says

      April 03, 2016 at 10:55 am

      I haven’t done green chili with pasta before! I must try! Yum!

      Reply
    13. Adam J. Holland says

      April 02, 2016 at 8:02 pm

      5 stars
      Here’s the thing.. This looks gorgeous and delicious! And I just happen to have my handy-dandy Atlas pasta roller. Doubt my version is as good as theirs but still. Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂

      Reply
    14. Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen says

      April 02, 2016 at 12:01 pm

      What an attractive pasta dish, full of flavor and gorgeous. I MUST taste a Hatch chile one day!
      Sam

      Reply

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