Cajun Chicken Pasta
This is the best Cajun Chicken Pasta recipe! It's creamy, cheesy, loaded with flavor, and on the table in 30 minutes! An easy weeknight dinner your whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces penne (2 cups, uncooked)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound chicken breast (2 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, cut into small pieces)
- 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning (or to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
- 2 links smoked sausage (cut into slices, about 8 ounces)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- ¼ cup parsley (chopped)
- 2 cups half and half (or heavy cream)
- 1 cup parmesan cheese (shredded)
Directions
- 1
Cook the pasta according to package instructions until it's al dente (cooked until it's still firm when bitten). Drain and set aside.
- 2
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the skillet, then sprinkle with the cajun seasoning and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the chicken is no longer pink and is cooked through, should take about 5 minutes.
- 3
Stir in the sausage and cook for a couple more minutes until the sausage starts to brown.
- 4
Add the garlic, parsley to the skillet and stir. Cook for 30 seconds until the garlic becomes aromatic.
- 5
Add the half and half and cook until it comes to a boil. Stir in the parmesan cheese.
- 6
Add the penne and stir everything together.
- 7
Garnish with more parmesan cheese and parsley if preferred and serve while warm.