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emakl5 on 5.19.2010




I made this for dinner last night and my only addition would be more cajun spice then recommended it really wasn’t that hot or maybe my spice just isn’t that spicy! It was yummy and oh my it makes a lot only my husband and I will eat this so we will be having quite a few left overs. Next time I would probably split the recipe in 1/2 for us so we don’t have so much left over.
tiffgrrant on 5.19.2010




This is my husband’s FAVORITE meal! The first night I only made a small batch, he literally ate it ALL then asked me if we could go to the store to get the stuff to make more tomorrow!! I use bowtie pasta instead of fettuccine, added more heavy cream (I like things saucy), and add a couple cans of Rotel (drained). Oh, I always use Tony Chachere’s Cajun Seasoning too! This recipe works great with rotisserie chicken! You will not be disappointed!
haysfour on 5.19.2010




Awesome! I’ve made it twice now. The first time was with several substitutes for lack of listed ingredients (vegetable broth instead of chiken and white wine, yellow and orange bell peppers instead of green), and the second was exactly as written. Both were amazing! The entire family loved it.
lisaskitchen on 5.19.2010




This is my new “house” pasta recipe–any combination of veggies and chicken with some spiciness (Adobo–which I get in the Puerto Rican aisle of my supermarket–is a terrific substitute for cajun spices) together with tomatoes, wine, broth and CREAM. Yum–it’s wonderful any way you do it; it just can’t fail. Thanks for a terrific recipe!
thesweetandsalty on 5.20.2010




Similar to the Cajun Jambalaya Pasta at The Cheesecake Factory (my bf’s favorite). Now I can make it at home. He loved it!
staceytx on 6.22.2010




Loved this dish, FULL of flavor and spice! Love that I can add veggies that hubby won’t eat but they are big enough he can pick out.
daintydish on 6.25.2010




Oh my gosh, “thank you” Ree, this is delicious and now my whole family makes it and loves it!!!! I actually double the recipe so we have some left over for lunch and my daughters have both made it and also love it! I think it will be in my little red “favorites cookbook”. Everything about it is delicious and wouldn’t change a thing. I believe sweet and salty hit it as being very close to The Cheesecake Factory”s Cajun Jumbalaya if not better.
michelleyoung26 on 7.7.2010




This was spicy and flavorful! My husband didn’t even add hot sauce to it! Next time I will slightly decrease the amount of cayenne. My husband is allergic to dairy so I used rice milk instead of heavy cream. This sauce didn’t thicken up as much as I would like, so next time I think I will try some coconut milk. It might slightly alter the flavor but it’s much thicker!
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foodie7 on 4.10.2010
This is delicious. It took me a lot longer to make than the time given. At least 30 minutes to cook and 20 to prep…but probably because my knife skills are lacking. You can even make this easier by using canned diced tomatoes and frozen pepper/onion mix. Like some of the other posters, my sauce never really thickened, so I added a little cornstarch and that fixed the problem . MaryGene’s advice about using a large pot/skillet is right on the money. I had to transfer my veggies also! But it was really good and I’d make it again.
staceycooks on 4.14.2010
Made this for The Man and I. Totally delicious. Had that really nice kick that we both love.
ALilBitofEverything on 5.20.2010
I am hesitant to leave a bad review, especially after reading how so many poeple loved this recipe, so I’m going to post my thoughts as a comment instead. Perhaps it was me, not the recipe
Could very well be, especially since it was the first time I tried it and I am a newbie at cooking w/wine/whiskey/sherry. Anyway, we weren’t very impressed. First of all, I agree with the other comments about the cooking time. 1 min on each side for the chicken??? It’s still mostly pink!!! I tend to be overly cautious with chicken anyway, so the fact that it said 1 minute on each side really threw me anyway. As stated in earlier comments, a large pan/skillet/whatever is necessary for this recipe. I also had trouble with the sauce getting thick. I might try again, but I dk. I wasn’t very impressed this go-around.
sb50257 on 6.29.2010
Something went very wrong with my sauce. Can anyone help me? I tried twice, but it never got thick. Everything else had great flavor… but in the end, I just poured watery mess all over it.
Is my stove too hot or not hot enough???
kejudada on 7.3.2010
Love this recipe. We have made it several times. I don’t use the wine, just add more cream! I also added steamed broccoli, and we use way more cajun seasoning. It is a new favorite at my house.
kendrajean on 2.5.2011
AH! What a treat, and so easy and fast to prepare. We added freshly shredded Parmesan cheese and thin green onion slices as a topping.
bzarbee2 on 3.8.2011
What a great recipe. I have made this numerous times and always turns out great. I have also used shrimp instead of chicken and also turns out great. This one is a keeper, made as written (except i used skim milk for the heavy cream, still turns out great). Its the pasta my kids (grown kids) ask for.
jowens66 on 5.29.2011
I made this again last night and again had trouble getting the sauce to thicken. Again I made a slurry of corn starch and water which immediately thickened the sauce when added. Flavor remained the same. The whole family enjoys.
Rosann on 11.7.2011
My family LOVED this! We all liked the sauce so much I made a cream soup out of it. I made it into Cajun Califlower cream soup (I just added more liquid and the califlower). It was fabulous!! Thanks!
Leigh Huffman on 3.3.2012
I absolutely love this recipe and have made it several times now! I agree that the first time making this dish I took longer than the expected 35 minutes, but as you get used to making it the 35 min estimate is very attainable! When I made it the first time I had trouble getting the sauce to thicken but I was also impatient as some of the other posters! I found that as long as you are letting the wine and broth reduce well enough before adding the cream, and then adding in the veggies and chicken and simmering a bit, then adding in the pasta you will get a thicker sauce. The pasta will give off enough starch to help thicken the sauce without having to add corn starch!
I would also recommend making sure the pan is very hot when cooking the chicken, the first couple of times I made this I didn’t have it hot enough. I also use a lot more Cajun season as well as chipotle seasoning to give it extra kick, and it always turns out fabulous!!
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