🌶️ Cajun Chicken Pasta

Ingredients

• 🍝5.5 oz (160 g) penne pasta
• 🍗9 oz (250 g) chicken breast
• 🌶️2 tsp smoked paprika
• 🧄1 tsp garlic powder
• 🌿1 tsp dried thyme
• 🌶️1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 🧂to taste salt
• 🫒1 tbsp olive oil
• 🧅1 medium onion
• 🫑1 medium red bell pepper
• 🧄2 cloves garlic
• 🍲scant 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 🥛2/3 cup heavy cream
• 🧀1/4 cup (0.7 oz) grated Parmesan

• Recipes with penne pasta
• Recipes with chicken breast
• Recipes with cayenne pepper
• Recipes with onion
• Recipes with red bell pepper
• Recipes with heavy cream
• Recipes with parmesan cheese

How to make it, step by step

1. Cook the pasta in salted water according to the package and drain.
2. Mix the smoked paprika, garlic powder, thyme, cayenne and salt. Cut the chicken into strips and toss with half of the spice mix.
3. Brown the chicken in a skillet with the oil for 6 minutes and set aside.
4. In the same skillet cook the onion, sliced bell pepper and minced garlic for 4 minutes. Add the rest of the spices, the broth and the cream and simmer for 3 minutes.
5. Stir in the Parmesan, the chicken and the pasta, toss well and serve.