Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, cajun chicken pasta. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Cajun Chicken Pasta is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Cajun Chicken Pasta is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cajun chicken pasta using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Cajun Chicken Pasta:
- Take 1 lb chicken diced
- Prepare 2 red peppers
- Take 1 medium red onion
- Get 3 tbsp minced garlic
- Make ready 3-4 tbsp butter
- Make ready 1 cup heavy cream
- Get 4-6 oz cream cheese
- Prepare 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- Get 3-6 tsp cajan seasoning (we use Badia)
- Make ready 1 box pasta (we like penne)
Instructions to make Cajun Chicken Pasta:
- Put water on to boil for the pasta.
- Sauté garlic and onions with the butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Cook until garlic is fragrant.
- Season chicken with paprika (optional) and add to skillet. Cook over medium heat.
- Add pasta once water is boiling and cook to al dente. Reserve some pasta water to thin out sauce if needed.
- Once chicken is cooked through add cream cheese, heavy cream, and cajan seasoning. Stir frequently and cook until cream cheese is fully melted and incorporated into the sauce.
- Add red peppers and parmesan cheese and cook until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling.
- Mix pasta in with sauce and add pasta water as needed to thin sauce. Add additional parmesan cheese and cajan seasoning to taste and enjoy!
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