I have a pretty well stocked spice cabinet and some get used way more than others. I had a bottle of Cajun seasoning from a recipe that I noticed was getting pretty lonely so I wanted to incorporate it into something delicious. That something was Cajun Chicken Pasta! I used the seasoning on the chicken and it was incredible! Full of flavor but not overpowering or too spicy! If you are looking for other spicy dishes, check out my Spicy Kielbasa Pasta or my Skillet Kielbasa Mac and Cheese Penne!
Ingredients:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoon cajun seasoning (see here)
1 box (1 lb) penne pasta
3 tablespoons butter
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 cup whole milk or heavy cream
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
Salt and pepper
8 grape tomatoes, quartered
Instructions:
1) In a large cast iron pan, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Coat chicken with Cajun seasoning and place into pan. Cook on both sides until done, about 5-7 minutes on each side. Remove from pan and let rest for a minute then cut into bite size pieces.
2) Boil water for pasta, add salt and cook penne to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
3) Wipe out skillet, lower to medium heat and melt butter. Add garlic and cook till fragrant. Slowly whisk in milk or heavy cream. Cook while whisking until slightly thickened. Stir in Parmesan and mix well. Season with salt and pepper.
4) Stir in pasta and incorporate well with the sauce. Top with chicken and tomatoes and serve.
Ingredients
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 tablespoon cajun seasoning
- 1 box (1 lb) penne pasta
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 cup whole milk or heavy cream
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- Salt and pepper
- 8 grape tomatoes, quartered
Method
- In a large cast iron pan, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Coat chicken with Cajun seasoning and place into pan. Cook on both sides until done, about 5-7 minutes on each side. Remove from pan and let rest for a minute then cut into bite size pieces.
- Boil water for pasta, add salt and cook penne to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- Wipe out skillet, lower to medium heat and melt butter. Add garlic and cook till fragrant. Slowly whisk in milk or heavy cream. Cook while whisking until slightly thickened. Stir in Parmesan and mix well. Season with salt and pepper.
- Stir in pasta and incorporate well with the sauce. Top with chicken and tomatoes and serve.
This looks absolutely tasty. Thank you for sharing the recipe and it looks pretty easy to follow. I am not a fan of the pene and it’s the only thing I would change.
You can absolutely replace it with a pasta you prefer!
They look tasty! Thank you for sharing the recipe, will definitely try it out.
Thanks CL!
Pretty sure I’ll be making this soon! It looks fabulous 🙂
Thanks Elle!
Omg! This looks yummy! Thanks for sharing
Wow, this looks delicious! I love chicken pasta recipes, so I will have to try this!
I did my undergrad in Louisiana and one thing I loved was the food and I miss it. Thanks for the recipe, I am definitely also going to pin it
Looks good, I love a simple pasta recipe and the flavours in this sound great!
It was a huge hit in our house!
This looks so simple and delicious.
Thanks Marian!
This Cajun Pasta looks so appetizing. Now I am hungry. It looks like something I would try and seems very easy to make. Anything that means less time in the kitchen for me is always a go. I take your word that it is not too spicy! I bet it tasted as good as it looks 🙂
I’m not a huge fan of a ton of spice so this was pretty good in my opinion!
I love creamy cajun pasta! So tasty, and this looks like no exception! Definitely going to try!
This looks warm, creamy, and a little spicy. Perfect for an easy weekend dinner.
Here in Vancouver, we are far from anything Cajun. Any idea what is in the Cajun spice mix because I would love to make this.
I have a link included where you can order some online, I know it may be hard to find.
I noticed the link wasn’t working so I fixed it, you can now find Cajun seasoning online.
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Yum, this recipe looks so good! I’m obsessed with making roasted tomatoes lately, and I think they would work so well in this dish. Thanks for sharing
Wow, this recipe makes me miss eating pasta. I love that it is creamy and spicy! How relish.
This sounds amazing. Have printed it out and will be adding the ingredients to my shopping list.
Yum one of my favorite dishes. I love cajun pasta. xx