Cajun Chicken Pasta Drain when pasta is still al dente; do not overcook! Add half the chicken in a single layer; do not stir. 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.

Ingredients of Cajun Chicken Pasta

  1. Prepare 4 oz of penne or linguine pasta.
  2. It's 2-3 of boneless chicken breast.
  3. Prepare 2 teaspoons of Cajun seasoning.
  4. Prepare 2 tablespoons of butter.
  5. You need 1 of green bell pepper chopped.
  6. It's 1 of red bell pepper chopped.
  7. Prepare 4 of chopped mushrooms.
  8. You need 1 of green onion minced.
  9. You need 1 1/2 cups of heavy cream.
  10. Prepare 1/4 cup of milk.
  11. You need 1/4 teaspoon of dried basil.
  12. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of lemon pepper.
  13. It's 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
  14. You need 1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder.
  15. You need 1/8 teaspoon of ground black pepper.
  16. It's To taste of Parmesan cheese.

Cajun Chicken Pasta instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta as directed on box. While water is heating up, cut up chicken, bell peppers, mushrooms, and green onion..
  2. Meanwhile, place chicken and Cajun seasoning in a bowl, and toss to coat..
  3. In a large skillet over medium heat, saute chicken in butter until no longer pink and juices run clear, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add green and red bell peppers, sliced mushrooms and green onions; cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat, and stir in heavy cream. Season the sauce with basil, lemon pepper, salt, garlic powder and ground black pepper, and heat through..
  4. In a large bowl, toss pasta with sauce. Sprinkle a little bit of Cajun seasoning and grated Parmesan cheese on your plate of food..
  5. Enjoy!.

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. Cook pasta as per instructions on the pack with a little salt. Mix things up on pasta night with a spicy Cajun kick! *Spice blends are free so long as they're made from herbs and spices only and don't include any Synned ingredients like sugar, flour or oil. Check the label to be sure and count the Syns as necessary.

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