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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAdapted from Half Baked Harvest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- 1 lb. linguine<\/li>
- 1 TBSP olive oil<\/li>
- 4-6 thin chicken cutlets<\/li>
- 2 TBSP Cajun seasoning<\/li>
- 1 1\/2 c. fresh parmesan cheese + 2 TBSP fresh parmesan cheese<\/li>
- Salt and pepper, to taste<\/li>
- 4 TBSP butter, divided<\/li>
- 6 garlic cloves, minced<\/li>
- Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste<\/li>
- 2 TBSP lemon juice<\/li>
- 1 c. heavy cream<\/li>
- 1 c. milk<\/li>
- 2 TBSP fresh parsley, chopped (optional)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta al dente, according to package directions. Drain.<\/li>
- In bowl, toss together the olive oil, chicken, Cajun seasoning, 2 TBSP parmesan, and a big pinch of pepper.<\/li>
- Melt 2TBSP butter in a large pan set over medium-high heat, add the chicken and sear until deeply golden on both sides, 5 minutes per side. Turn the heat off and pour over the lemon juice. Transfer to a plate.<\/li>
- To the same pan, add 2 TBSP butter, the garlic, and chili flakes. Cook 1 minute, until fragrant, then pour in the cream and milk. Whisk until smooth. Bring the sauce to a gentle simmer and cook 5 minutes, until slightly thickened. Stir in 1 1\/2 c. parmesan cheese and taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary. Then toss in the pasta. <\/li>
- Serve immediately topped with sliced chicken and parsley.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Lemon Pepper Cajun Chicken Pasta:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Adapted from Half Baked Harvest. Ingredients: 1 lb. linguine 1 TBSP olive oil 4-6 thin chicken cutlets 2 TBSP Cajun seasoning 1 1\/2 c. fresh parmesan cheese + 2 TBSP fresh parmesan cheese Salt and pepper, to taste 4 TBSP butter, divided 6 garlic cloves, minced Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste 2 TBSP lemon juice 1 c. heavy cream 1 c. milk 2 TBSP fresh parsley, chopped (optional) Directions: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta al dente, according to package directions. Drain. In bowl, toss together the olive oil, chicken, Cajun seasoning, 2 TBSP parmesan, and a big pinch of pepper. Melt 2TBSP butter in a large pan set over medium-high heat, add the chicken and sear until deeply golden on both sides, 5 minutes per side. Turn the heat off and pour over the lemon juice. Transfer to a plate. To the same pan, add 2 TBSP butter, the garlic, and chili flakes. Cook 1 minute, until fragrant, then pour in the cream and milk. Whisk until smooth. Bring the sauce to a gentle simmer and cook 5 minutes, until slightly thickened. Stir in 1 1\/2 c. parmesan cheese and taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary. Then toss in the pasta. Serve immediately topped with sliced chicken and parsley. Lemon Pepper 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":[14,32,31,30,58,6,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909"}],"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=1909"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1912,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909\/revisions\/1912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbooksmasher.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}