So flavorful and comes together in 30 minutes, so it’s perfect for a quick weeknight dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recipe adapted from Half Baked Harvest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

• 1 lb. spiral pasta or other short cut pasta<\/li>
• 4 TBSP olive oil<\/li>
• 1 lb. chicken, cut in bite size pieces<\/li>
• 1 TBSP plus 1-2 tsp. Cajun seasoning<\/li>
• Salt and pepper<\/li>
• 1 onion, sliced<\/li>
• 2 bell peppers, sliced<\/li>
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped<\/li>
• 1 c. chicken broth<\/li>
• 1 c. milk<\/li>
• 3-4 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature<\/li>
• 1\/2 c. freshly grated parmesan cheese<\/li>
• 2 TBSP basil, chopped<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

  Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Cook pasta al dente according to the package, and then drain.<\/li>
  2. Meanwhile, heat skillet to medium high and add 2 Tablespoons of olive oil, onion, chicken, and 1 Tablespoon of Cajun seasoning. Cook until browned, about 5 minutes, and then remove chicken from pan onto a plate.<\/li>
  3. To the skillet, add 2 Tablespoons of olive oil, the bell peppers, and garlic. Cook another 5 minutes, until peppers are soft. Stir in 1-2 teaspoons of Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper. Cook another minute, then add broth and milk. Then add the cream cheese and whisk until smooth. Bring sauce to a gentle simmer and cook for 5 minutes.<\/li>
  4. Stir in parmesan, then add the pasta and cooked chicken and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add basil.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

     Lighter Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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     So flavorful and comes together in 30 minutes, so it’s perfect for a quick weeknight dinner. Recipe adapted from Half Baked Harvest. Ingredients: 1 lb. spiral pasta or other short cut pasta 4 TBSP olive oil 1 lb. chicken, cut in bite size pieces 1 TBSP plus 1-2 tsp. Cajun seasoning Salt and pepper 1 onion, sliced 2 bell peppers, sliced 3 garlic cloves, chopped 1 c. chicken broth 1 c. milk 3-4 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature 1\/2 c. freshly grated parmesan cheese 2 TBSP basil, chopped Directions: Cook pasta al dente according to the package, and then drain. Meanwhile, heat skillet to medium high and add 2 Tablespoons of olive oil, onion, chicken, and 1 Tablespoon of Cajun seasoning. Cook until browned, about 5 minutes, and then remove chicken from pan onto a plate. To the skillet, add 2 Tablespoons of olive oil, the bell peppers, and garlic. Cook another 5 minutes, until peppers are soft. Stir in 1-2 teaspoons of Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper. Cook another minute, then add broth and milk. Then add the cream cheese and whisk until smooth. Bring sauce to a gentle simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in parmesan, then add the pasta and cooked chicken and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add basil. Lighter Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta:<\/p>\n[Read More...]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,32,30,58,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1460"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1463,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1460\/revisions\/1463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}