Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, creamy cajun pasta. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Creamy Cajun Pasta is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Creamy Cajun Pasta is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
Place chicken and Cajun seasoning in a bowl and toss to coat. Reduce heat add green onion, heavy cream, tomatoes, basil, salt, garlic powder, black pepper and heat through. Pour over hot linguine and toss with Parmesan cheese.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have creamy cajun pasta using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Cajun Pasta:
- Take 1 lb sausage or andouille
- Prepare 2 boneless skinless chicken
- Make ready 1 green bell pepper
- Get 1 red bell pepper
- Get 1 onion
- Prepare 1 lb linguine pasta
- Get 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Make ready 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- Get 2 tbs vegetable oil
- Get 1 tbs Cajun seasoning
- Get 1 heaping tbs minced garlic
- Prepare 1 small package sliced fresh mushrooms
- Get 5 cup chicken broth
Juicy cajun-spiced chicken is served over a bed of creamy linguine that's packed full of sautéed veggies. Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta with Smoked Sausage is a wonderful weeknight one pot pasta dish! After I made this amazing Italian Chicken Pasta recipe, I wanted to try another simple meal packed with flavor. Additionally, I wanted add sausage as well.
Steps to make Creamy Cajun Pasta:
- Pour olive oil into the pot. Add diced chicken breast to the pot, cover with cajun seasoning, and stir until the chicken is evenly seasoned. Then, add sliced sausage and stir. Cook the meat on medium heat for 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Once the meat is cooked, add in the garlic, onion, peppers, and mushrooms, and stir. Continue stirring for 3-5 minutes as the veggies cook down.
- Add the dry pasta to the pot (if using long, thin noodles, break in half), then pour in the chicken broth. Stir until everything is well-mixed. Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, keep covered bring the heat down to a simmer for 10 minutes (stirring every two minutes). If there still extra chicken broth, you can discard it, cook longer until the liquid evaporates, or add a little cornstarch to thicken the liquid.
- Lastly, add heavy cream and parmesan and stir until your pasta is well blended. Garnish with green onions, more parmesan, a sprinkle of cajun seasoning (if you want some extra spice), and salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!
- Tips: Dice and marinade my chicken breast over night in Dale's low sodium marinade. Use frozen onion peppers mix in a pinch.
Flip shrimp over and cook another minute or two. Then remove to a plate and set aside. Cook pasta as per instructions on the pack with a little salt. This was very good though I prefer to use fresh ingredients. Rotini pasta for ease of eating and I think it 'catches' the sauce better.
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