One Pot Cajun Chicken Pasta
One Pot Cajun Chicken Pasta
This one pot pasta is packed with flavor and comes together quickly for an easy weeknight dinner.
One Pot Cajun Chicken Pasta
This creamy, cheesy pasta is packed with flavor and a little bit of spice.
Equipment
- 1 dutch oven or heavy bottomed pot
Ingredients
- 1 lb penne pasta uncooked
- 2 tbsp olive oil divided
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper diced
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 4 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 tbsp cajun seasoning
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb chicken breasts
- 1 cup chicken broth or water
- 15 oz can of diced tomatoes drained
- 4 tbsp butter sliced
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- In large dutch oven, cook pasta as directed on package. Drain, rinse, and set aside.
- Heat one tbsp of oil in dutch oven over medium heat. Add peppers, onion, garlic, and cajun seasoning, cook until browned. Add diced tomatoes and cook for 3-5 minutes, or until tomatoes have broken down and peppers are tender. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Over medium heat, add olive oil to dutch oven. While oil is heating, pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper. Brown on both sides. Add broth to pan, scraping lightly to remove any browned bits. Cover and cook for 7 minutes, or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165. Transfer to a cutting board and dice chicken.
- Melt butter in dutch oven. Stir in flour. Add heavy cream, parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Add noodles, vegetables, and chicken back to pan. Toss to coat with sauce.
- Garnish with parmesan, fresh parsley, and a sprinkle of cajun seasoning.
