16/09/2026
RIHANNA-INSPIRED SPICY CHICKEN PASTA 🌶️🍝
Creamy, cheesy, spicy and the mustard is the secret ingredient 👀 Save this for your next pasta night!
Ingredients:
300g pasta shells or macaroni / 10.5oz
500g chicken thighs, diced / 1.1lb
1 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion
1 red pepper
2 garlic cloves
3 spring onions / scallions
1 tbsp butter
1–2 tbsp yellow mustard
1–2 tsp Scotch bonnet sauce or hot sauce
200–250g grated cheddar / 2–2½ cups
100ml pasta water / ½ cup
Salt and pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp garlic granules
Would you try mustard in pasta sauce? 🌶️👇
METHOD 🍝
Cook the pasta in salted water until al dente and save 100ml / ½ cup pasta water before draining.
Season the chicken with salt, pepper, smoked paprika and garlic granules. Fry in olive oil for 6–8 minutes until golden and cooked through, then set aside.
In the same pan, cook the onion and red pepper for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and half the spring onions, then cook for 1 minute.
Turn the heat low. Add the pasta, butter, yellow mustard, hot sauce and a splash of pasta water.
Stir through the grated cheese until creamy and glossy. Add more pasta water if needed.
Add the chicken back in, taste and adjust the spice, then top with the remaining spring onions. Add a squeeze of lime and extra hot sauce if you like it fiery 🌶️
