It’s no wonder I also love smoked paprika which is made from smoked and ground red peppers.
This fast and easy recipe that’s ready in 20 minutes has red peppers, orange peppers, and smoked paprika. If you’re a pepper lover like me, you’ve hit the pepper jackpot. The tangy, sweet, peppery, and smoky sauce the chicken cooks in is poured over and tossed with rotini pasta, spinach, and peppers. I used vegetable rotini to keep things healthier and because I love pasta salads that use rotini. The kid in me says that some shapes just taste better and rotini is that shape.
There’s great texture contrast from the soft pasta, moist and juicy chicken, crunchy vegetables, and it’s versatile. You can increase the overall recipe yield and the vegetable quotient by adding carrots, edamame, green onions, sugar snap peas, red cabbage, or other favorite veggies. You can serve it warm or chilled for a cold pasta salad making it great for potlucks, picnics, and parties. It’s healthy, perfect for busy nights, and makes a big batch which is great for planned leftovers and work or school lunches for the week.
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