Packed with smoky and umami flavors, this luxurious dish is date- and guest-worthy! You’ll sear onions, peppers, and dark meat chicken seasoned with paprika to golden-brown perfection, then add sweet-umami Vidalia onion paste, cream cheese, and lemon for a craveable, velvety sauce. Toss with curly cavatappi and finish with lemon zest, parsley, and Parmesan for a dish everyone at the table will love.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
2 unit
Onion
1 unit
Lemon
¼ ounce
Parsley
2 teaspoon
Paprika
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
1 unit
Cream of Chicken Concentrate
(Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat)
½ ounce
Vidalia Onion Paste
6 tablespoon
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon
Chili Flakes
12 ounce
Cavatappi Pasta
(Contains: Wheat)
6 tablespoon
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
2 unit
Bell Pepper
20 ounce
Diced Skinless Dark Meat Chicken
Salt
Pepper
Cooking Oil
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and slice onions into 1⁄4-inch strips. Halve, core, and slice bell peppers into 1⁄4-inch strips. Roughly chop parsley. Zest and quarter lemon. • Once water is boiling, add cavatappi to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-11 minutes. • Reserve 1 1⁄2 cups pasta cooking water (3 cups for 8 servings), then drain. Reserve pot.
• While pasta cooks, open packages of chicken and drain off any excess liquid. • Once pasta is done, heat a large drizzle of oil over medium-high heat in pot used for pasta. Add chicken and season with paprika, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 2-4 minutes. • Add another drizzle of oil to pot; stir in onions, bell peppers, garlic powder, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until onions and bell peppers have softened and chicken is cooked through, 4-5 minutes more.
• Stir cream of chicken concentrate, Vidalia onion paste, cream cheese, half the parsley, 1 cup reserved pasta cooking water, 1 TBSP butter, juice from half the lemon, and as many chili flakes as you like into pot (use 1 3⁄4 cups reserved pasta cooking water and 2 TBSP butter for 8 servings). Cook, stirring constantly, until everything is combined, 30-60 seconds. • Transfer drained cavatappi to pot with sauce; toss to coat. (TIP: If needed, stir in more reserved pasta cooking water a splash at a time until everything is coated in a creamy sauce.) Turn off heat.
• Stir in lemon zest and half the Parmesan. Taste and season with salt and pepper. • Divide pasta between shallow bowls. Top with remaining Parmesan and remaining parsley. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges on the side.
Poultry is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.