Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta
Chicken is teamed with cream, tomatoes, green onion, linguine, and more. This recipe is wonderfully creamy and makes an indulgent, satisfying weeknight meal for all the family to savor.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 6 mins
- Total Time: 21 mins
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: Cajun
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, in thin strips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 thinly sliced green onion
- 1 or 2 cups (250 to 500g) heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil
- 4 oz (115g) cooked linguine
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese, to garnish
Instructions
- Put the chicken and Cajun seasoning in a bowl, tossing to coat.
- Sauté the chicken in butter for 6 minutes in a skillet or until tender.
- Turn down the heat and add the cream, onion, tomatoes, salt, basil, pepper, and garlic.
- Briefly warm this mixture through, then spoon over the hot pasta.
- Add the parmesan on top and serve right away.