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This Creamy Jamaican Rasta Pasta (Jerk Chicken) dish is made in coconut milk which helps to mellow down the jerk spice to create a mellow meal that the whole family can enjoy. If you love Jamaican food and pasta you just found a match made in heaven with this recipe. 

Love Jamaican food? Then be sure to try my Jamaican Pepper Shrimp, Jamaican Curry Goat, Jamaican Curry Chicken, Jerk Chicken Drumsticks recipes from this blog.

WHAT IS JERK CHICKEN PASTA

Rasta pasta is creamy pasta tossed with Caribbean style jerk chicken, along with sauteed bell peppers. This dish is so full of flavor, and makes a great weeknight dinner that can be made in just half an hour! Looking for an GREAT Jerk Sauce recipe < click here.

If you love pasta and Caribbean food. Then you are in for a treat with this dish as it is the perfect mix between the both foods.

Rasta Pasta (Jerk Chicken)

I made this pasta with cream and powdered coconut milk. You can use whole milk instead if desired and or just a can of coconut milk instead if you prefer. 

All varieties work well. Just make sure you are using coconut milk or powdered as it really helps to mellow the dish out and is authentic to Jamaican cuisine and this dish.

This dish has marinated Jerk Chicken that is sautéed on its own prior to being tossed in a creamy coconut sauce which is also packed full of red, green and orange peppers.

WHAT IS RASTA PASTA

It is a Jamaican inspired pasta dish that has the 3 colors peppers in it. Which is inspired my the Rasta  colors of red, yellow and green the colors of the Rastafarian movement.

IS JERK CHICKEN PASTA HEALTHY

Yes, it has lean chicken a ton of healthy spices Vegetables. However there is a 2 cups of heavy cream used to make the sauce along with powdered coconut milk which do add some calories to this dish.

HOW TO MAKE RASTA PASTA

I never thought I would like Jerk Sauce in pasta. Until I tried this recipe, it has the perfect combination of Caribbean flavors. Which come from the Jerked Chicken and the Coconut infused sauce that is served with this pasta dish.

1. To make this dish you will want to start by marinated your chicken breast in Jamaican Jerk sauce overnight if possible. However you omit that and cook it in the sauce that very day if you prefer.
2. Keep in mind the more marinated you use the hotter this dish will be. I like my Chicken really Jerked so as you see I use allot of marinate. 
3. Then simply sauté the chicken till cooked then remove from the heat.
4. Meanwhile in another cooking pot, boil the penne pasta till al dente then remove strain and set aside
5. In a pot heat some butter and sauté the garlic and sliced peppers = vegetables for a few minutes before adding in the heavy cream and coconut powder.
6. Simmer on low=medium heat till the peppers are soft 
7. Toss back in the cooked sliced chicken and pasta
8. Bring to a low simmer for a few mins then serve hot.

JERK CHICKEN PASTA INGREDIENTS

• Jerked Chicken
• 3 different bell peppers
• Cream
• Powdered Coconut Milk
• Garlic
• Butter 
• Salt to taste

If you love Jerk Sauce which is simply made of a few fresh ingredients that of Scotch bonnet peppers, soya sauce and a few simple spices that is all tossed over pasta. You are sure to love this recipe!

The signature colors of the Rasta flag which is why this dish is also well known as Rasta Pasta.

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Rasta Pasta (Jerk Chicken)

Yield: 2

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

A flavorful packed pasta!

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Ingredients

• 1 Chicken Breast
• 3/4 cup of Jerk Sauce Marinade
• 200 grams of penne pasta
• 1/2 green pepper. sliced
• 1/2 red pepper, sliced
• 1/2 orange pepper, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, diced
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 1/2 cups of cream
• 1 package of Grace powdered Coconut powder
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. To make this dish you will want to start by marinated your chicken breast in Jamaican Jerk sauce overnight if possible. However you omit that and cook it in the sauce that very day if you prefer.
2. Keep in mind the more marinated you use the hotter this dish will be. I like my Chicken really Jerked so as you see I use allot of marinate. 
3. Then simply sauté the chicken till cooked then remove from the heat.
4. Meanwhile in another cooking pot, boil the penne pasta till al dente then remove strain and set aside
5. In a pot heat some butter and sauté the garlic and sliced peppers = vegetables for a few minutes before adding in the heavy cream and coconut powder.
6. Simmer on low=medium heat till the peppers are soft 
7. Toss back in the cooked sliced chicken and pasta
8. Bring to a low simmer for a few mins then serve hot.

Notes

I made this pasta with cream and powdered coconut milk. You can use whole milk instead if desired and or just a can of coconut milk instead if you prefer. 

All varieties work well. Just make sure you are using coconut milk or powdered as it really helps to mellow the dish out and is authentic to Jamaican cuisine and this dish.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1475Total Fat: 111gSaturated Fat: 60gTrans Fat: 2gUnsaturated Fat: 44gCholesterol: 270mgSodium: 3473mgCarbohydrates: 86gFiber: 9gSugar: 38gProtein: 37g

These calculations are based off Nutritionix

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