Monterey Chicken Skillet

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups shredded pre-cooked chicken (1/2 rotisserie chicken) ($3.50)

1 10 oz. can Rotel (diced tomatoes with green chiles) ($0.99)

1/2 lb. fusili pasta ($0.63)

2 cups chicken broth ($0.30)

1/3 cup BBQ sauce ($0.36)

1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese ($1.24)

3 slices bacon ($0.92)

2 green onions, sliced ($0.17)

Directions

Place the chicken, pasta, and Rotel tomatoes (undrained) in a large skillet. Add two cups of chicken broth and stir to combine. Cover the skillet with a tight fitting lid, turn the heat on to high, and let it come to a boil. Once it reaches a boil, reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for 15 minutes, giving it a quick stir every 5 minutes or so.

Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a skillet until brown and crispy. Drain the cooked bacon on a paper towel, then crumble into pieces.

After simmering for 15 minutes, the pasta should be tender and most of the liquid absorbed. If the pasta is still firm, let the skillet simmer for 5 more minutes. If the pasta is tender, but there is still a lot of liquid in the skillet, let it simmer without a lid for 5 more minutes.

Once the pasta is cooked and most of the liquid is absorbed, drizzle the BBQ sauce over top. Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the BBQ sauce and cover the skillet with the lid. Leave the heat set on low and let the skillet sit for five minutes to melt the cheese. Once the cheese is melted, top with the crumbled bacon and sliced green onions, then serve.

Nutrition

• Calories: 580.83 kcal
• Total Fat: 24.53 g
• Sodium: 2083.13 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 46.93 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.03 g
• Protein: 42.15 g