Cajun Chicken Pasta Recipe

This Cajun Chicken Pasta recipe is made with chicken breast strips, bell peppers, red onion, mushrooms and scallions in a creamy light Cajun sauce.

⏱ 30 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 20min 📊 Medium 🍽 5 servings 👁 5
Cajun Chicken Pasta Recipe

Ingredients

5 servings

Instructions

  1. Prep all your vegetables.
  2. In a small blender make a slurry by combining milk, flour and cream cheese. Set aside.
  3. Season chicken generously with Cajun seasoning, garlic powder and salt.
  4. Prepare pasta in salted water according to package directions.
  5. Heat a large heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; spray with oil and add half of the chicken.
  6. Sauté 5 to 6 minutes or until done, set aside on a plate and repeat with the remaining chicken. Set aside.
  7. Add olive oil to the skillet and reduce to medium; add bell peppers, onions, and garlic to skillet, sauté 3-4 minutes.
  8. Add mushrooms and tomatoes and sauté 3-4 more minutes or until vegetables are tender.
  9. Season with 1/4 tsp salt, garlic powder and fresh cracked pepper to taste.
  10. Reduce heat to medium-low; add chicken broth and pour in slurry stirring about 2 minutes.
  11. Return chicken to skillet; adjust salt and Cajun seasoning to taste, cook another minute or two until hot, then add linguine; toss well to coat.
  12. Top with chopped scallions and enjoy!
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Nutrition per serving

324kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$2902.00
Per Serving
$580.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$5804.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (79% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
uncooked linguine 8 oz -
chicken breast 1 lb $64.00
-2 tsp Cajun seasoning 1 $595.00
garlic powder 1 tsp $7.00
olive oil 1 tbsp $21.00
red bell pepper 1 medium $88.00
yellow bell pepper 1 medium $88.00
fresh mushrooms 8 oz $1054.00
red onion 0.5 $35.00
garlic 3 cloves $593.00
tomatoes 2 $29.00
low sodium chicken broth 1 cup $40.00
skim milk 0.3333333333333333 cup $8.00
flour 1 tbsp $3.00
light cream cheese 3 tbsp $19.00
fresh cracked pepper - -
scallions 2 $258.00
kosher salt to taste - -
olive oil spray - -

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Cajun Chicken Pasta Recipe

Ingredients:
  • 8 oz uncooked linguine
  • 1 lb chicken breast (cut into strips)
  • 1 -2 tsp Cajun seasoning (or more to taste)
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium red bell pepper (thinly sliced)
  • 1 medium yellow bell pepper (thinly sliced)
  • 8 oz fresh mushrooms (sliced)
  • 1/2 red onion (sliced)
  • 3 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 2 tomatoes (diced)
  • 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
  • 1/3 cup skim milk
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 3 tbsp light cream cheese
  • fresh cracked pepper
  • 2 scallions (chopped)
  • kosher salt to taste
  • olive oil spray

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