Cajun chicken pasta with step by step pictures.
Cajun Chicken Pasta
This is one dish which i made few days back and loved it so much. The spices which i used in this is cajun spice mix and it is wonderful with pasta.
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About this Recipe
Cajun cuisine is a cooking style developed by Cajun–Acadians who were deported from Acadia to Louisiana in the 18th century and incorporated West African, French, and Spanish cooking techniques into their original cuisine. An authentic Cajun meal is typically a three-pot affair, with one pot dedicated to the main dish, one to
steamed rice, specially made sausages, or some seafood dish, and the third to whatever vegetables are plentiful or available. Crawfish, shrimp, and andouille sausage are all common ingredients in a variety of dishes.
Pasta is a type of food that is typically made from an unleavened dough of wheat flour mixed with water or eggs and formed into sheets or other shapes before being boiled or baked. Rice flour or legumes such as beans or lentils are sometimes substituted for
wheat flour to produce a different flavour and texture, or as a gluten-free alternative. Pasta is a traditional Italian dish.
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This is a great dish to put in your kids lunch box because it keeps really well. Along with a fruit and a veggie, it makes a complete meal. I used chicken in this, but you can easily skip the chicken and make it completely veg. You can add some tofu, broccoli or any veggies as you like in this. Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
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Ingredients from Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta
Pasta :
Fresh pasta frequently contains eggs, the flavours of dried and fresh pastas are likely to differ. Similarly, the flavours of egg noodles, soba noodles, and rice noodles will differ due to the different ingredients.
Cajun Spice mix :
Cajun Seasoning combines a bold spicy flavour (from cayenne pepper and paprika) with a subtle earthiness (provided by the garlic, onion, and herbs). It's the ultimate all-purpose seasoning and the spice blend I can't live without.
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Ingredients
- Pasta - 2 cups
- Oil - 2 tblspn
- Chicken Breast - 1 large cubed
- Cajun Spice Mix - 1 tblspn + 2 tblspn
- Onions - 1 large sliced thinly
- Capsicum - ½ sliced thinly
- Butter - 1 tblspn
- Garlic - 4 cloves chopped finely
- Tomatoes - 3 large chopped finely
- Cream - ½ cup
- Coriander leaves - 2 tblspn chopped finely
- Cajun Seasoning:
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn
- Garlic Powder - 1 tblspn
- Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
- Onion Powder - 1 tblspn
- Oregano - 1 tsp
- Thyme - 1 tsp
Instructions
- Start by cooking pasta, drop pasta in lots of salted boiling water. Cook till done.
- Mix chicken with cajun spice mix and set aside.
- Meanwhile make the sauce. Heat oil in a pan. Add in chicken and cook for 3 to 4 mins till it is done, remove to a plate.
- IN the same pan, add in onions and capsicum and saute till golden brown. Remove and set aside.
- In the same pan, add some butter and saute some garlic. Once the garlic is cooked
- Add in tomatoes and cook till it is done. Add in cajun spice mix and mix well.
- Add in the chicken and onion capsicum mix back in and mix well.
- Add some water and simmer for 5 mins or so.
- Add in cream and mix well.
- Add in the drained pasta and coriander leaves. Toss well.
- Serve.
Version 1: Spicy Cajun Chicken Pasta
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| Bring lots of water to a boil |
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| add salt |
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| add pasta and cook |
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| now take your other ingredients |
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| take chicken in a bowl |
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| add in some cajun seasoning..this one has salt in them |
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| mix well |
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| heat oil in a pan, add chicken in |
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| cook till golden |
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| once it is golden |
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| drain it |
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| set aside |
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| in the same pan |
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| add in onions and capsicum |
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| mix well |
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| cook till golden |
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| set aside |
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| melt some butter in the same pan |
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| add in garlic |
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| saute for a min |
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| add in tomatoes |
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| cook that down |
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| now it is well cooked |
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| add in cajun seasoning |
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| mix well |
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| add chicken, onions and capsicum |
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| mix well |
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| add little water |
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| mix well |
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| add cream |
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| mix well |
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| now pasta is cooked |
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| drain them |
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| add it into the sauce |
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| mix well |
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| add coriander leaves..done |
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| i took some cantaloupe |
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| scooped out the seeds |
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| now i used a melon baller to scoop balls |
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| like this |
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| now lets make the lunch box |
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| i added some cherry tomatoes as well |
Version 2: Creamy Cajun Pasta Recipe
This is one dish which i made few days back and loved it so much. The spices which i used in this is cajun spice mix and it is wonderful with pasta. This is a great dish to put in your kids lunch box because it keeps really well. Along with a fruit and a veggie, it makes a complete meal.I used chicken in this, but you can easily skip the chicken and make it completely veg. You can add some tofu, broccoli or any veggies as you like in this.Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
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Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time :20 mins
Serves: 2
Ingredients for Cajun Pasta
Pasta - 1 cup dry pasta
Butter - 3 tblspn
Garlic - 4 cloves chopped finely
Onion - 1 chopped finely
Chicken - 250 grams chopped
Cajun Spice mix - 1 tblspn or to taste
Oregano - 1 tsp
Water or Chicken Stock - 1 cup
Cream - ½ cup
Salt to taste
Parmesan Cheese - ¼ cup
Cajun Seasoning:
Salt - 1 tsp
Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn
Garlic Powder - 1 tblspn
Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
Onion Powder - 1 tblspn
Oregano - 1 tsp
Thyme - 1 tsp
Creamy Cajun Pasta Preparation
Cook pasta in salted boiling water as per package directions. Drain and set aside.
Heat butter in a pan, add in garlic and onion and saute till transparent.
Add in chicken and mix well. Cajun spice mix and oregano and mix well.
In goes chicken stock and cook till chicken is done.
Pour cream and mix well.
Add in cooked pasta and mix well, cook till it coats the pasta.
Add in cheese and mix well.
Serve.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Heat some butter in a pan |
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| add in garlic |
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| add onions |
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| saute them for few mins |
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| add cubed chicken |
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| mix it well |
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| add some cajun spice mix |
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| add some oregano |
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| mix well |
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| add in chicken stock or water |
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| mix well |
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| cook till chicken is done |
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| add cream |
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| mix well |
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| add in the cooked pasta |
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| mix well |
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| sprinkle over some parmesan cheese |
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| mix well |
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| serve |
Unknown
Hi Aarthi,
Its a great dish. Can you please post the recipe for the Cajun seasoning you have used?
Aarthi
I have given the recipe in the written part.
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi,
Tried this recipe today, and it turned out Awesome!!! I am definitely going to try other recipes from your blog. 🙂
ukaida scheffers
Hi aunty can I use milk instead of cream thx
Bella
Where to buy & what brand Cajun spice mix? If it’s frm amazon plz list it.