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Cajun Chicken Pasta

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Creamy chicken pasta dish with a kick of Cajun spices!

Ingredients

  • ½ boxes Spaghetti (1 Pound Box)
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter
  • 5 whole Chicken Tenderloins
  • 2 Tablespoons Cajun Seasoning
  • 1  Medium Onion, Diced
  • 1 cup Mushrooms, Sliced
  • ½ cups Sun Dried Tomatoes, Sliced
  • 1 teaspoon Fresh Basil, Chopped
  • 1 cup Heavy Cream
  • ¼ cups Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • ½ teaspoons Cornstarch
  • 2 Tablespoons Water

Preparation

1. Put some water in a medium pot for the pasta. Season the water with salt and bring to a boil. Cook the pasta until done according to package instructions. Drain well.
2. In a large skillet, melt a Tablespoon of butter on medium high heat and add in the chicken strips. Sprinkle 1 Tablespoon of Cajun seasoning on the chicken. Cook the chicken until nicely browned on both sides. It doesn’t have to be all the way done, it’ll finish cooking with everything else.
3. Melt the other Tablespoon of butter and add in the onion, mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes and basil. Sprinkle the other Tablespoon of Cajun seasoning over the chicken and veggies. Saute until everything is cooked through, about 5-7 minutes.
4. Turn down the heat and stir in the heavy cream and Parmesan cheese. Once cheese has melted, let simmer and thicken for a bit, about 8-9 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. After you’ve let it simmer for a bit, to get the creamy effect, mix the corn starch with water (about 2 Tablespoons of water) and add it into the sauce mixture. It should thicken right away. If it doesn’t, you can add in more of the corn starch water mixture.
6. Once thickened to the desired creaminess, turn off the heat and add in your pasta and mix well, coating the pasta with the sauce.
7. Serve with more Parmesan cheese and fresh basil on top.

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Elizabeth on 9.16.2014

I have made this several times. It’s probably one of my favorite pasta dishes. Pretty easy to make as well.

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debsdiner on 12.30.2011

Made this for dinner tonite and it was amazingly yummy, we all loved it and I will make it again :-) thanks for sharing!

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CC on 12.16.2011

This was a real treat! I would never had thought about mixing those ingridients myself, I am so happy I saw this recipe!

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1proudmama on 12.5.2011

I made this tonight and it was soooooo good! It had the right amount of spiciness and it was just delish! I had to use ziti instead of spagetti because I was out but it still turned out amazing! My husband loved it too! :)

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