One Skillet Spicy Pasta (Jalapeno Parmesan) is the perfect one skillet dinner; no mess, super delicious, and easy to make!
Over the last few years, I have become OBSESSED with one pot/skillet meals. I haven’t posted that many, but I seriously love them. One of my all time most popular recipes, One Pot Wonder Tomato Basil Pasta, is a one pot recipe and one of the most delicious recipes EVER – try it if you haven’t already! However, once I tried the One Skillet Parmesan Pasta from Yellow Bliss Road, I had a new favorite. I mean, it’s cheesy, easy, and super super delicious. I was hooked, making it ALL the time. Then, I thought to myself that it would be really really awesome spiced up – we love spicy food at my house. I decided to add some jalapenos, red pepper flakes, and spicy cheese and called it a day. This One Skillet Spicy Pasta (Jalapeno Parmesan) is seriously my best pasta dish to date.
For thisOne Skillet Spicy Pasta (Jalapeno Parmesan) recipe, you need a BIG skillet. You really can’t go wrong with whatever BIG pot you use, but things can go very wrong if your skillet is too small. I really highly recommend the one I purchased recently (obsessed!)! The last thing you need is to see all this delicious sauce bubbling over onto your stove top – no bueno.
Ahhh, One Skillet Spicy Pasta (Jalapeno Parmesan) is seriously so delicious. Just make it tonight, please! You will love it! If you don’t like a lot of spice, just reduce the red pepper flakes and jalapenos. I wouldn’t even say this was super spicy though, you could even add more to spice things up to your liking!
I also recommend using a thicker noodle for this dish – stick to linguine or fettuccine. They absorb the water perfectly and cook up to al dente without getting mushy. I recently found Pastificio Di Martino Fresine Pasta at Kroger, and OMG it is SO good. It was on sale for $1, so I figured I would try it out and I’m glad I did. Keep an eye out for it - so delicious.
One Skillet Spicy Pasta (Jalapeno Parmesan) is the perfect one skillet dinner; no mess, super delicious, and easy to make!
- 1 TBS olive oil
- 3 jalapenos , cut in half, seeded, minced
- 4 TBS minced garlic
- 2 cups nonfat milk (or whatever milk or cream you have on hand)
- 4 TBS butter
- 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 16 oz . dry fettuccine/linguine noodles
- ¾ cup Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup pepper jack cheese , grated
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In a large skillet (at least 12 inches), or stock pot, add olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add jalapenos and saute for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
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Add milk, butter, broth, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and pasta. Increase heat to medium high, and bring to a boil. Use a wooden spoon to stir noodles as they soften. After you bring to a boil, reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 20-22 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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When the sauce has thickened** and the noodles are al dente, remove from heat. Add cheeses and stir to melt/coat.
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Serve in bowls and sprinkle with additional cheese, salt and pepper if desired.
**It might seem like you have too much liquid when the time is up - once you add cheese the liquid will decrease and turn into a delicious creamy sauce.
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- Allyson
Liz
Sounds nice. Thank you.
J @ A Hot Southern Mess
Oh yum! This looks and sounds so delicious! I can not wait to try this recipe out! Pinned and saved for later! Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
Allyson
I hope you like it as much as we do - SO delicious!
Dee Cupcakes&Crowbars
Thank you so much for sharing this with Awesome Things Tuesday last week! Come party with us again, we'd love to have you!
Danielle Goddard
I made this the other night, and it was SO delicious! My husband and I both loved it. It was incredibly easy to make, too! Great for a weeknight dinner.
Allyson
Thanks for letting me know y'all loved it! I hope you will try some of my other one pot meals, they are all so delicious! Cheers!
Cathleen
This turned out to be milk soup with clumps of cheese. Not sure what happened, when I followed the recipe.
Allyson
Oh no!! Hmm, I can't tell you what went wrong without being there, but did you grate your own cheese or use preshredded?
Sarah
Same thing happened to me. I used pre-grated Parmesan (it was what I hand on hand) and hand-grated pepperjack. I think reducing the broth by about half would fix it, though.
Allyson
As I said in the directions, you need to grate your own cheese! Using pre-grated cheese means they have a coating on them that prevents them from clumping. It will not melt the same, unfortunately.
Sarah
I checked the directions, even ctrl+f'd 'cheese' and didn't see that? But I reduced the broth by half on a second attempt and was OK with standby Kraft parm. 🙂
Haley
How many serving does it make
Allyson
Depends on how much pasta you eat! At least 4!
Eileen
Was wondering if fettuccini noodles could be cooked separately and then added to the sauce. Always found that milk would curdle if boiled.
Allyson
The sauce will have too much liquid if you make them separately because a lot of the liquid is absorbed into the pasta! I would give it a try as written. The starch from the pasta and then the cheese make the perfect creamy sauce!
Noah
Can you use any kid of noodle?
Allyson
Yes, but I do recommend linguine or fettuccine!
Linda
Hello, Not sure what I did wrong but my milk curdled.....and it is throughout the dish 🙁
Allyson
Did your milk curdle or did your cheese clump? I know the cheese can be an issue when you don't shred the cheese yourself and use pre-shredded. I've never had the milk curdle though...
Leigh
This recipe is so popular with my family that I end up making it once every week or two. After using various pasta, my family likes bronze die cut casarecce corte best because it soaks up the sauce really well. Tonight I replaced the noodles with shelf stable potato gnocchi and it was fantastic! Didn’t change the liquid measurements at all. Turned out great!
Allyson
I am so happy your family loves this recipe! I will try soon with the gnocchi, sounds amazing!