Cajun Chicken Pasta — spicy, cajun flavored chicken combined with a creamy melty parmesan alfredo sauce. It’s a restaurant quality meal ready in under 30 minutes!
If you’re looking for a restaurant quality meal that you can make at home, look no further than this recipe for Cajun Chicken Pasta. It is loaded with flavor, and really, so easy to make.
I used chicken in this recipe but it would also be just as delicious with cajun shrimp or cajun sausage. When using chicken, I like to buy chicken breast tenders and cut them into small bite sized pieces. Half of the chopping work is already done for you versus buying chicken breasts.
One of the most essential elements of Cajun Chicken Pasta is the sauce. The sauce is always the best part! This Cajun Chicken Pasta has a sauce that is creamy, cheesy and delicious.
It comes together so quickly consisting of butter, heavy cream, and freshly grated parmesan cheese.
Whenever I am making a sauce with parmesan cheese, I use a Microplane grater to grate it super fine. Parmesan cheese will incorporate into the sauce effortlessly when it’s finely grated.
Depth of flavor in this recipe comes from chopped green onion and roasted red peppers. I like to buy jarred roasted red peppers but you could certainly roast your own.
Feel free to add any of your personal favorite ingredients. Mushrooms would be delicious in this recipe, as would bacon or even spinach.
Chili’s serves a cajun chicken pasta garnished with fresh tomatoes which is another great option that would add freshness and depth of flavor.
I used Gemelli pasta this time around but I have made this Cajun Pasta with penne and rotini. Use whatever pasta you have on hand or whatever is your favorite.
This recipe for cajun chicken pasta is melt in your mouth delicious with a sauce you’ll want to use for everything! It’s a staple in our house, and a meal I can come back to over and over again.
Serve with Garlic Bread and salad and you have a perfect meal that’s restaurant quality, made right at home and in under 30 minutes.
Enjoy!
Cajun Chicken Pasta
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