Cajun Chicken Pasta Recipe with Sausage

4.91 from 11 votes

This spicy Cajun Chicken Pasta with sausages and peppers is a hearty creamy tomato pasta recipe your family will love!

Course Main Course, Pasta

Cuisine American, Cajun

Keyword cajun chicken and sausage pasta, cajun chicken pasta, Cajun pasta

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 454kcal

Author Robin Gagnon

3 cups cooked pasta (any shape) cook pasta al dente and preserve a ½ cup of pasta water for later use
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small white onion chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast cut into bite size or thin strips
2 ½ teaspoon Cajun seasoning spice
1 link smoked sausage (such as Andouille sausage) sliced
½ green bell pepper sliced
½ red bell pepper sliced
½ cup tomato sauce
¼ cup preserved cooked pasta water or low sodium chicken broth
½ cup heavy whipping cream
20 cherry tomatoes halved
½ cup cheddar shredded
Kosher salt and pepper to taste

In a large saute pan, on medium high heat, add oil and chopped onion and garlic. Cook until the onion begins soften.
Add chicken breast to the pan, then sprinkle Cajun spice all over the chicken.
Continue stirring chicken over medium high heat until all sides are cooked. Then add slices of sausages and cook for another minute.
After that, add cooked pasta, preserved pasta water and cook for a further 2 or 3 minutes or until most of the water evaporated.
Add bell pepper followed by tomato sauce and stir until the bell peppers cooked completely, about 2 minutes.
Reduce the heat to medium, stir in the heavy cream to coat everything completely then turn off the heat.
Add cherry tomatoes, and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper if necessary. Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese on top. Serve immediately.

Cook the pasta al dente to use in this dish.

When serving a generous topping of Parmesan cheese or sprinkle of freshly chopped parsley make a nice tasty presentation.