Cajun spiced chicken with pasta and peppers in a tangy, creamy hot sauce. An easy 20 minute dinner, packed with loads of flavour.
This is one of my family’s favourites, I must make this at least once every 2 weeks!
Free printable recipe is available on our site: https://www.kitchensanctuary.com/buffalo-chicken-pasta/
Ingredients:
▢300 g (10.5oz) pasta shapes -, such as penne
▢1 tbsp sunflower oil
▢3 chicken breasts – chopped into bitesize pieces (this is about 525g or 18.5oz)
▢1 tbsp Cajun spice mix
▢½ teaspoon black pepper
▢1 chicken stock cube – crumbled
▢2 cloves garlic – peeled and minced
▢1 onion – peeled and sliced
▢1 red pepper – sliced
▢1 yellow pepper – sliced
▢2 jalapenos (or medium heat green chillies) – ,sliced
▢Small bunch spring onions – roughly chopped
▢60 ml hot pepper sauce
▢1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
▢1 tbsp cider vinegar
▢100 ml ⅓ cup + 1tbsp) double (heavy) cream
▢50 g (½ cup) parmesan cheese – grated
To Serve:
▢1 jalapeno (or medium heat green chilli) – sliced
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Cook the pasta as per the packet instructions. Once cooked, drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking water.
2. While the pasta is cooking, heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat.
3. Add the chicken to the pan and sprinkle over the Cajun spice and black pepper.
4. Stir to coat the chicken and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is sealed and nearly cooked through.
5. Sprinkle over the crumbled stock cube and stir together.
6. Add the garlic, onion, red and yellow pepper and the sliced jalapenos.
7. Stir together and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often, until the onion softens slightly.
8. Add in the spring onions, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, cider vinegar, cream and parmesan cheese.
9. Stir together and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 4-5 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked through.
10. By now the pasta should be ready. Add the pasta to the pan with the chicken and stir together.
11. Add in splashes of the pasta cooking water if you would like to loosen the sauce a little.
12. Divide the pasta between bowls and top with sliced jalapeno before serving.
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