Cajun Chicken Pasta is a delicious pasta recipe with chicken and veggies tossed with spaghetti in a spiced-up, creamy Cajun sauce.
This is one of those recipes that you might see in a restaurant. I’ve had Cajun chicken pasta at a popular bar restaurant, and I’ve had it at a Louisiana-style cooking restaurant too. It’s hard to mess it up. As long as there is plenty of delicious sauce mixed with veggies and pasta, it’s probably going to be great. This is an easy recipe to make at home.
Ingredients needed:
- pasta- spaghetti or linguine
- shredded or sliced rotisserie chicken
- Cajun seasoning
- butter
- red and green bell pepper
- mushrooms
- green onions
- heavy whipping cream
- half and half cream
- Parmesan cheese
- dried basil, lemon pepper and garlic powder
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- fresh parsley
How to make Cajun Chicken Pasta:
The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.
Toss to coat the pasta with the sauce and combine with all of the sautéed veggies.
Since cayenne pepper is one of the main ingredients in Cajun spice, it does lend some heat to the recipe. I don’t think this one is overwhelmingly spicy. We’re not big fans of hot and spicy dishes at my house, but if you’re wary then you can add less. More can be added later.
Garnish individual servings with parsley and Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
The Best Pasta Recipes:
- Pasta Pomodoro
- Pasta Rustica
- Bacon Pasta
- Creamy Sausage Mushroom Pasta
- Creamy Gruyere and Shrimp Pasta
Cajun Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- 8 ounces linguine or spaghetti
- 3 cups shredded or sliced rotisserie chicken
- 3 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 medium green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 2 whole green onions, minced
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup half and half
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon lemon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- chopped fresh parsley and Parmesan cheese, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Add water and a couple of pinches of salt to a large pot, and bring to a boil. Add the pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes until tender; drain.
- In a medium bowl, toss the chicken with Cajun seasoning.
- In a large skillet, melt the butter and saute the bell peppers, mushrooms and green onions for 2 to 3 minutes, until the veggies are softened. Stir in the cream and half & half. Add the Parmesan cheese and remaining spices. Simmer until thickened a bit. Add the chicken and heat until warmed through.
- Add the cooked pasta to the skillet, and toss to coat with the sauce.
- Garnish individual servings with parsley and Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
