Creamy Cajun Pasta

Bayou Cajun Mama
Bayou Cajun Mama @BayouCajunMama
South Louisiana, USA

This recipe won a camping cookout contest! Cajun Approved! One pot dish (almost)

Creamy Cajun Pasta

This recipe won a camping cookout contest! Cajun Approved! One pot dish (almost)

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Ingredients

  1. 1 lbsausage or andouille
  2. 2boneless skinless chicken
  3. 1green bell pepper
  4. 1red bell pepper
  5. 1onion
  6. 1 lblinguine pasta
  7. 1/2 cupheavy cream
  8. 1 cupgrated parmesan cheese
  9. 2 tbsvegetable oil
  10. 1 tbsCajun seasoning
  11. 1heaping tbs minced garlic
  12. 1small package sliced fresh mushrooms
  13. 5 cupchicken broth

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Pour olive oil into the pot. Add diced chicken breast to the pot, cover with cajun seasoning, and stir until the chicken is evenly seasoned. Then, add sliced sausage and stir. Cook the meat on medium heat for 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.

  2. 2

    Once the meat is cooked, add in the garlic, onion, peppers, and mushrooms, and stir. Continue stirring for 3-5 minutes as the veggies cook down.

  3. 3

    Add the dry pasta to the pot (if using long, thin noodles, break in half), then pour in the chicken broth. Stir until everything is well-mixed. Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, keep covered bring the heat down to a simmer for 10 minutes (stirring every two minutes). If there still extra chicken broth, you can discard it, cook longer until the liquid evaporates, or add a little cornstarch to thicken the liquid.

  4. 4

    Lastly, add heavy cream and parmesan and stir until your pasta is well blended. Garnish with green onions, more parmesan, a sprinkle of cajun seasoning (if you want some extra spice), and salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!

  5. 5

    Tips: Dice and marinade my chicken breast over night in Dale's low sodium marinade. Use frozen onion peppers mix in a pinch.

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Bayou Cajun Mama
Bayou Cajun Mama @BayouCajunMama
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South Louisiana Cajun Mother of 4. Cajun cuisine and money stretching menu for large families. I am an Herbalist and holistic practitioner, and I like to incorporate that knowledge into my reciepes. I love cooking in my Texas Size Skillet and iron Pots! I love fermentation, sourdough bread, and other fun kitchen experememts. I have an old fashioned style of cooking that comes from shadowing my Grandma in the kitchen in the kitchen growing up, it was one of my favorite pastimes. Favorite seasonings are Tony Chachere's Cajun seasoning and Goya Total The Perfect Seasoning, I put them in almost every dish! I always cook with lots of love and a little magick! ✨
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