Bayou Pasta With Chicken ( Copycat Chili's Cajun Chicken Pasta )

Submitted by Chalsea

"I got this recipe from a place that claimed it as a copycat of Chilis Cajun Chicken Pasta, so I had to try it, and was pleasantly surprised that it DID taste a lot like it!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 340.19 g penne
• 44.37 ml unsalted butter
• 14.79 ml all-purpose flour
• 354.88 ml half-and-half
• 118.29 ml grated parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper
• 453.59 g boneless skinless chicken breast
• 22.18 ml cajun seasoning
• 1.23 ml cayenne pepper (optional)
• 9.85 ml vegetable oil
• 2 firm-ripe roma tomatoes, cored and diced

directions

1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook penne according to package directions.
2. Melt butter over medium heat. Add flour; stir for 1 minute. Add half-and-half; stir until thickened, 6 minutes. Remove from heat; add parmesan, salt and pepper. Cover.
3. Pound chicken to 1/2-inch thickness. Rub Cajun seasoning and cayenne evenly over chicken. Warm oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, turning once, until no longer pink in center, 6-8 minutes. Slice chicken.
4. In a bowl, toss pasta with sauce. Top with chicken and tomatoes and serve.

Reviews

[Tinkerbells Mommy]

This tasted like it came straight from a restaurant! So yummy. I have made it a couple of times now. Just add more cajun seasoning if you want it spicier...

 

[Jonathan Melendez]

This pasta was AMAZING! I took a fellow reviewer's suggestion to brown the chicken first in the same skillet you make the sauce. It made all the difference. I seriously can't wait to make this again. I'm adding it to the rotation.

 

[Carissa230]

It was kind of missing something. The sauce seemed very bland to me.

 

[cookies4paige]

really good! i browned my chicken in a deep skillet and then took the chicken out and made the sauce in that pan so it had some cajun flavor. (i actually added alittle cajun spice to the sauce too.) i also used fat free half & half and it turned out creamy and delicious!

 

[Lutie]

Yes, this is a delightful and fun supper for the middle of the week OR a fancy week-end meal for guests...I added red and yellow peppers, along with tiny grape tomatoes...plus, I used heavy cream, instead of the 1/2 and 1/2...absolutely delicious! Thanks so much for the recipe I will make over and over again! (Used the Recipezaar cajun seasoning recipe from Recipe #170249 (changed the 3 Tablespoons of salt to 1 scant Tablespoon of freshly ground salt)...Excellent!