Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta
The words creamy and pasta always sound so appealing to me. So this creamy cajun chicken pasta is one of my faves. It is quick and easy to prepare and one I feel many will love
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
500 Grams Chicken Breast Diced
2 Tablespoon Cajun Seasoning
1 Large brown onion diced
2 Medium red capsicum diced
2 Tablespoons minced garlic
1 Cup Chicken Stock
1 Cup Light Cooking Cream
100Grams cream cheese
1/4 Cup grated parmesan
500 Grams pasta of choice
Optional 1 tablespoon chilli flakes
Serve with fresh basil leaves
Instructions
Cook you pasta until al dente in a pot of slightly salted boiling water
Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a pot and add the onion, chicken, garlic, capsicum, cajun seasoning and chilli flakes if you like spice.
Cook until chicken is browned on each side (around 5-6 mins) and season with salt and pepper
Remove chicken into a bowl and add stock, cream and cream cheese to th same pot you cooked the chicken in.
Whisk until smooth and bring to a simmer. Keep at a gentle simmer for 5 mins until thickened slightly.
Add the chicken mix and cooked pasta and gently stir to coat everything in the delicious creamy sauce.
Serve between the bowls and sprinkle over parmesan and fresh basil leaves.
Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 20
Made it tonight. Was a hit. Thank you so much. It was easy to put together! Also went and bought the 365 glass containers. What a game changer!