Cajun Chicken Alfredo Pasta
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1⁄4 cup butter, divided
- 2 cups half-and-half or 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 -8 ounces cream cheese
- 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 8 ounces fettuccine or 8 ounces other type pasta
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Cajun Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, less if desired
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt, to taste
directions
- Prepare noodles according to package directions and set aside.
- Trim chicken breasts of fat and cut into bite sized pieces. (If doing restaurant style you may prefer to leave the breasts whole or cut into strips, up to you).
- Saute chicken in butter. If you are doing restaurant style us only 1-2 tbsp of butter, reserving the rest.
- Add cajun seasoning to chicken while it sautes, adding the ingredients to taste, you can always add more later.
- For family style, once chicken is cooked, stir in half and half or cream and cheeses. Bring to a low boil and stir until melted and creamy. Toss with pasta and serve!
- For restaurant style, melt remaining butter in a medium sauce pan, add half and half or cream. Melt in cheeses, stir to combine. Toss with pasta and place chicken on top.
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Reviews
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Sooooooo very, very GOOD! We had this over cheese ravioli, only used 4 oz of cream cheese. We thought the spice was wonderful, as we love spicy food. I actually forgot the parmesan, and honestly we didn't miss it. I added mushrooms, red onion, and omitted the onion powder (personal preference). Thanks for posting. :)
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Tweaks
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This was really good, but I thought the use of so many powdered spices gave the sauce something of a grainy texture. Next time I make it -- and I will definitely make it again -- I think I'm going to try halving the amounts of the spices and adding a splash (or several splashes!) of Louisiana hot sauce. Also, I made it family style and used farfalle instead of fettucine. I think the farfalle held the sauce better than fettucine would have.