This meal was really good and I loved how easy it was to put together all in one skillet [with the exception of the pasta that was cooked in a separate pot]. It's like the flavors were built on top of each other as the vegetables and chicken were cooked through in the pan... and then the white wine used to deglaze the pan captured every bit of flavor to tie it all in. To make this richer, the original recipe called for heavy cream but I ended up omitting that since I didn't have cream on hand. Since Joel doesn't care to spicy foods, I also omitted the cayenne pepper on his portion and he loved it... so you can omit the cayenne all together if you don't care for the kick of spice.
Cajun Chicken Pasta
recipe adapted from Pioneer Woman
3 teaspoons cajun spice mix
1 pound rotini pasta or any GF pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 whole green bell pepper, seeded & sliced
1/2 whole red bell pepper, seeded & sliced
1/2 whole orange bell pepper, seeded & sliced
1/2 whole yellow bell pepper, seeded & sliced
1/2 large red onion, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups low sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup white wine
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder
freshly grated parmesan cheese {optional, for garnish}
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain when pasta is still al dente; do not overcook!
Season the chicken with cajun spice along with salt and pepper to taste.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium high heat. Add half of the chicken and brown on both sides. Transfer cooked chicken to a plate and keep warm. Cook the remaining chicken and transfer to the plate when browned.
Add remaining olive oil and butter to the now empty pan over medium high heat. Add peppers, onions, and garlic. Season with Cajun spices, salt and pepper to taste. Cook vegetables until softened.
Return the chicken to the pan and add the wine and chicken broth, scraping up the bottom of the pan to deglaze.
Season dish with cayenne pepper and toss to combine.
To serve, garnish with freshly grated parmesan cheese if using.
Yummo! That looks so delish. I have wanted to try this recipe for a while. Thanks for sharing fellow Chicago food blogger!
ReplyDeleteYes, I love it when I score a sale at the grocery store. That dish looks so good and I love that it can be made gluten free too. :)
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious! It's something the whole family would enjoy.
ReplyDeleteOoh yumms! We love cajun chicken, I bet adding pasta to it is delicious!
ReplyDeleteThis looks absolutely delicious!
ReplyDeleteYum Yum YUM. It sounds amazing.
ReplyDeleteWow, that Cajun chicken looks absolutely amazing! I can taste it already! Would make an excellent dinner!
ReplyDeleteI'm such a pasta hound and adding chicken and a kick of spice to the mix sounds fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI feel like bell peppers are never on sale here. It kills me buying them because they're always one of the more expensive veggies. And it's not like they're hard to grow!
ReplyDeleteThat looks really yummy! I am going to have to share this with my husband and make it soon. Thank you for the recipe. I'm pinning it!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so good! Thank you so much for sharing.
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