Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta

Ingredients

• Penne Pasta

  Ragu

  12 oz or 340g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  1 ½ lb or 680g

• Seasoning

  Taco - Just the Basics

  2 tbsp dry mix or 16g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  3 tbsp or 43g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Chicken broth

  Soup, canned, less/reduced sodium

  1 cup or 240g

• Wheat flour

  Whole-grain

  4 tbsp or 30g

• Nonfat milk

  Fluid, with added vitamin a and vitamin d (fat free or skim)

  2 cup or 490g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  ¾ cup or 60g

• Parsley

  Raw

  1 tbsp or 4g

• Roma tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw. Also called Italian or plum tomato

  3 tomato or 186g

• Onion powder

  Spices

  1 tbsp or 7g

• Garlic powder

  Spices

  2 tbsp or 19g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  1 tbsp, leaves or 3g

• Thyme

  Spices, dried

  ½ tbsp, leaves or 1g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 tsp or 2g

• Cayenne pepper

  Spices, red or cayenne

  2 tsp or 4g

• Paprika

  Spices

  2 tbsp or 14g

Directions

1. Cook pasta to al dente according to package directions. Drain and set aside on a plate or in a large bowl until ready to use.
2. Meanwhile in a large, deep skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter. Add chicken and season with 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Cook until chicken is no longer pink; about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate and set aside with the pasta.
3. Add 3 tablespoons of butter to the skillet and melt, swirling around to coat. Stir in garlic and cook for about 30 seconds to a minute. Whisk in about 1/4 cup of the chicken broth and stir constantly to deglaze (loosen and scrape up all those lovely brown bits of flavor) the pan if needed, then stir in flour and cook for about one minute or until golden. Whisk in milk and remaining chicken broth and simmer for several minutes until thickened (sauce should coat the back of a spoon). Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan cheese until melted.
4. Toss the cooked pasta and chicken with the sauce to coat.
5. Serve immediately, garnished with diced tomatoes and fresh chopped parsley.
6. Recipe by: Kristin Maxwell (source: https://www.yellowblissroad.com/creamy-cajun-chicken-pasta/)

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