This post is thanks to a sweet Twitter follower – she has a private profile so she’ll remain nameless but she knows who she is. Last week I asked everyone what they were having for dinner because I was at a loss as to what to cook that day. I received a link to this Cajun Chicken Pasta recipe from Southern Living via myrecipes.com. It was SO easy to make and a GIANT success with my husband!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients
- 12 ounces uncooked linguine
- 2 pounds chicken breast strips
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, divided
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 small red bell pepper, thinly sliced*
- 1 small green bell pepper, thinly sliced*
- 1 (8-oz.) package fresh mushrooms
- 2 green onions (white and light green parts only), sliced*
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- Garnish: chopped green onions
Everything reallllly good starts with butter, right!?
Preparation
1. Prepare pasta according to package directions.
2. Sprinkle chicken evenly with Cajun seasoning and 1 tsp. salt. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add chicken, and sauté 5 to 6 minutes or until done.
Remove chicken.
3. Add bell peppers, mushrooms, and green onions to skillet, and sauté 9 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender and liquid evaporates.
4. Return chicken to skillet; stir in half-and-half, next 3 ingredients, and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt. Cook, stirring often, over medium-low heat 3 to 4 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Add linguine; toss to coat. Garnish, if desired, and serve immediately.
*1/2 (16-oz.) bag frozen sliced green, red, and yellow bell peppers and onion may be substituted. For testing purposes only, we used Birds Eye Pepper Stir-Fry.
My notes:
- I added quite a bit more Cajun seasoning to mine than the recipe called for. I added more in the beginning before cooking the chicken, as well as sprinkled more on top after I tossed the mixture in the serving bowl. I think my Cajun seasoning might be lame.
- I added a little more butter in the beginning because… well no reason, just because I figured a little more butter will make it all the more tasty!
- I added red pepper flakes to the top of JH’s serving because he has no taste buds
Original location & author of this recipe: Lilann Hunter Taylor, Savannah, Georgia, Southern Living, MAY 2007
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That looks amazing!!
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Yum, I have to make this soon. Thanks for sharing!
that looks DELISH!!
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That looks so good! I’ll definitely be making it soon!
I am making this wonderful dish right now! I smells delicious – thanks for the recipie!