This easy Cajun Chicken Pasta is filled with the perfect blend of spice and vegetables. Weeknight dinner recipe that is ready in 30-minutes!
This is easily my favorite recipe. One I make over and over for so many reasons. It is the perfect Cheesecake Factory copycat recipe. Filled with a spicy cheese alfredo and perfect blend of vegetables. You just can’t go wrong.
Recipe Features:
- Comfort Food: Rich and cream sauce? Check! Pasta? Check! All marks point to the ultimate comfort recipe.
- Easy to Customize: I used grilled chicken but you could easily use shrimp OR skip the meat and add more veggies!
What You Need:
I could talk about the ingredients in this version of Cheesecake Factory Cajun chicken pasta for hours, but will leave you with a quick snip of what you need. For a full list of ingredients and measurements see the recipe card below.
- Chicken: Grilled chicken is my go-to but you could also use rotisserie or any leftover chicken you have on hand.
- Vegetables: Key here is to use what you love. I browsed the fridge and had mushrooms, peppers, and onion. Which happens to also be our favorite combination.
- Cream: Heavy cream should be used. In a pinch you could substitute milk and a tiny bit of cornstarch.
- Parmesan cheese. Use block cheese that you grate fresh. Not the powdered bottled kind.
Step by Step Instructions:
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions, drain and set aside.
- Melt the butter in a large sauté pan. Stir in the peppers, onion, and mushrooms. Cook until tender and onions are slightly translucent, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic, red pepper flakes, Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper. Cook one minute longer.
- Stir in the cream and chicken broth. Bring to a simmer.
- Stir together the cornstarch and hot water until dissolved. Add to your sauce and cook until slightly thickened.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the parmesan and chicken.
- Serve immediately.
Tips and FAQs:
- This somewhat spicy pasta makes this a great weeknight dinner idea. Serve with a side salad or garlic bread!
- Substitute cooked shrimp for the chicken for a fun twist!
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Cajun Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 each yellow red, and green pepper, chopped
- 1/2 small red onion diced
- 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese shredded
- fresh basil to garnish
- 1/2 of a 12 oz package bow tie pasta
- 2 chicken breasts cooked and chopped
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions, drain and set aside.
- Melt the butter in a large sauté pan. Stir in the peppers, onion, and mushrooms. Cook until tender and onions are slightly translucent, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic, red pepper flakes, Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper. Cook one minute longer.
- Stir in the cream and chicken broth. Bring to a simmer.
- Stir together the cornstarch and hot water until dissolved. Add to your sauce and cook until slightly thickened.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the parmesan and chicken.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
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Comments & Reviews
Lyuba Sten says
Thank you for this recipe. I just made it and it is delicious! I skipped the cornstarch part because I didn’t have any and it still turned out well!
Jesseca says
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! It’s one of my favorites.
Yvonne [Tried and Tasty] says
Pretty pictures!