Cajun Chicken Pasta

December 11, 2023

This Cajun chicken pasta makes a good dinner dish. It can be made when you want a perfect evening with your loved ones.

2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, thinly sliced into strips
100 grams Fetuccine pasta
2 tablespoons butter and 1 ½ cups fresh cream
¼ teaspoon each of dried basil, pepper, and salt
1.5 teaspoons Cajun dressing ( for Cajun dressing, combine ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp paprika powder, ¼ tsp garlic powder, ¼ tsp onion powder, ¼ tsp black pepper, ¼ tsp oregano)
1 green bell pepper and ½ a red bell pepper chopped
4 mushrooms, sliced
1 green onion, chopped
1/8 teaspoon each of ground black pepper and garlic powder
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese (grated)

Boil the pasta until al-dente.
Toss the chicken with the Cajun seasoning in a bowl.
In a skillet, add butter and saute the seasoned chicken pieces on medium heat, until they are not pink anymore.
Add the chopped bell peppers, sliced mushrooms, and green onions and cook for nearly three minutes on a medium flame.
Stir in the parmesan and fresh cream and season with basil, ground black pepper, salt, and garlic powder. Let it stay on heat for a minute or less.
In a large pan, toss the fettuccine pasta with this creamy sauce. Garnish with parmesan cheese and serve alongside garlic bread.

Preparation time: 15min

Cooking time: 15min

Servings: 2

Nutritional value: Calories – 1109, carbohydrates –53.7g, protein – 42.7g, fat – 82.2g, cholesterol -348mg