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 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 454kcal
Author Robin Gagnon
Ingredients
3cupscooked pasta (any shape)cook pasta al dente and preserve a ½ cup of pasta water for later use
1tablespoonolive oil
1small white onionchopped
2clovesgarlicminced
1poundboneless skinless chicken breastcut into bite size or thin strips
2 ½teaspoonCajun seasoning spice
1linksmoked sausage (such as Andouille sausage)sliced
½green bell peppersliced
½red bell peppersliced
½cuptomato sauce
¼cuppreserved cooked pasta water or low sodium chicken broth
½cupheavy whipping cream
20cherry tomatoeshalved
½cupcheddarshredded
Kosher salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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.
Notes
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.