One pot New Orleans cajun pasta

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Credit to Slimming Eats

One pot New Orleans cajun pasta

Credit to Slimming Eats

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Ingredients

30 minutes
4 people
  1. Cajun spice
  2. 1 1/2 tbsppaprika
  3. 1 tspgarlic powder
  4. 1 tsponion powder
  5. 1/2 tsporegano
  6. 1/2 tspthyme
  7. 1/2 tspcayenne pepper
  8. Pinchsalt and black pepper
  9. Pasta
  10. 250 gchicken (breast or thigh)
  11. 300 guncooked penne pasta
  12. 1onion, quartered and sliced
  13. 2 clovesgarlic, crushed
  14. 1red bell pepper
  15. 1green bell pepper
  16. 1medium courgette
  17. 120 mlpassata
  18. 1 tbsptomato puree
  19. 720 mlchicken stock plus an additional 240ml
  20. 1 tbspworcestershire sauce
  21. Few splashes of tabasco sauce
  22. 4 tbsplow fat cream cheese
  23. 2-3chopped spring onions
  24. Oil

Cooking Instructions

30 minutes
  1. 1

    Spray a frying pan over a medium high heat with spray oil.

  2. 2

    Add the chicken and cajun spice and fry till lightly browned, remove and set aside.

  3. 3

    Add the onion and fry until softened (adding in a little of the stock to deglaze the pan)

  4. 4

    Add the garlic and fry just to infuse flavour.

  5. 5

    Add the peppers, courgette, passata, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce and tabasco and stir to combine.

  6. 6

    Add back in the chicken, along with the pasta and stock (3 cups), bring to a boil, reduce heat slightly, liquid should still bubble away, until pasta is cooked (approx 12-14 minutes), add in more of the additional stock if needed if pasta is not cooked.

  7. 7

    Stir in the cream cheese, until cream cheese is just melted, add lid and simmer for approx 3 mins.

  8. 8

    Sprinkle with chopped spring onion and serve.

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