Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta. Serve up a spicy dinner for two with this hot and creamy linguini tossed with an eye-opening blend of chicken strips sauteed with Cajun seasoning, colorful bell peppers, mushrooms and onions. Cream, basil, lemon pepper and garlic powder finish the sauce. Place chicken and Cajun seasoning in a bowl and toss to coat.
Chicken dredged in Cajun spices is sauteed with bell peppers and mushrooms, and presented in a basil-cream sauce over linguine. Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta is the perfect family meal. Juicy cajun-spiced chicken is served over a bed of creamy linguine that's packed full of sautéed veggies. You can have Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta
- You need of Pasta.
- It's of Single cream.
- You need of tinned tomatoes.
- Prepare of Chicken Breasts.
- You need of Mushrooms (2 handfuls).
- You need of Basil and/or Oregano.
- You need of Onion.
- It's of Red pepper.
- It's of Yellow pepper.
- Prepare of Garlic.
- Prepare of Pasta.
- Prepare of tomatoes.
- You need of Cajun seasoning.
This Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta, with a spicy homemade cajun seasoning coating the chicken and swirled into the creamy sauce, is sure to become an instant favorite for weeknight dinners. If you've never tried cajun seasoning, this recipe is the perfect way to ease into it. Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta with cajun-style blackened chicken and penne pasta, and a creamy cajun, tomato sauce! Add andouille sausage for extra flavor.
Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta instructions
- Season your chicken with salt and pepper. Heat some olive oil in a pan (a griddle pan if you have one) and then start cooking the chicken. Bring some water to the boil in a saucepan..
- When your water has boiled, add pasta to the pan. In another pan fry the onion and in a pan. Start chopping peppers, garlic, mushrooms and add to the onions..
- Once your vegetables are nearly cooked, stir in a tin of tomatoes and your cream. Then stir in a few tablespoons of cajun seasoning and some basil and/or oregano. Leave this to simmer for around ten mins. When the pasta and chicken are cooked add these to the sauce, stir well and leave to simmer for around 10 minutes. Serve with rocket and enjoy..
So easy to make, and the perfect weeknight or weekend dinner that your whole family will love! Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain when the pasta is still al dente; do not overcook! Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. But this cajun pasta has always had my heart and soul.