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How to make Cajun chicken pasta

Welcome everyone to today's recipe I'm going to show you guys how to make this beautiful creamy cajun pasta recipe this recipe is so delicious and takes no time let me show you guys how to make it let's get started first I'm going to boil the pasta so in a pot I've added some water And salt and cover and bring to a boil and then pour it into the pasta once the pasta was nice and well cooked I went ahead and drained the water and set it aside I have two chicken breasts here and I know you guys are going to say that the chicken breast is too dry if you know how to cook just trust me you are going to enjoy eating chicken breasts Okay, so the first thing I'm going to do is put it in a ziplock bag and then I'm going to use a meat tenderizer to flatten the breast a little bit so it can cook a little faster, don't overdo it now, okay now it's time to season the chicken breast, I'm going to add some oil to the chicken breast first and then we can add Our seasoning, don't forget to check the description box below for the measurement These are the seasonings I use, cajun seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, dried parsley, paprika and some old bay, you can use old bay on chicken too, read the package so we're going to mix that up All together just like next to sprinkle the marinade all over the chicken breast and make sure you rub the marinade just to make sure the chicken breast comes out nice and very flavorful so rub it in and give it a little massage if you have to it's fine now we have a nice marinated chicken breast and we're going to cook it In a non-stick frying pan and you're going to add about three to four tablespoons of oil in there and make sure it's nice and hot and then you're going to put the chicken breast right in there you're going to cook this for about 5 to 10 minutes, so make sure you keep an eye on it so it doesn't burn and to make sure it's nice and cooked. Once one side is nice and golden brown and of course it looks that way you're going to flip it over and allow the other side to cook now I'm going to remove the chicken and set it aside while it's resting it's going to be so to produce more juice it's going to be very juicy so in the same pan I'm going to add about a tablespoon of butter and then we're going to go in With some chopped onions as well as some chopped red peppers and of course I'm going to go in with some tomatoes, yeah you're going to add some chopped tomatoes in there and we're going to cook them until they're nice and tender and until you notice the onions are becoming translucent, you're going to add heavy cream to make it that's nice and creamy, okay, I also went ahead and added some The chicken stock is in there too, well what I saw was just chicken stock, I poured it into the same container as the heavy cream, I'm going to add now I told you guys this was going to be creamy, so trust the next process, I'm going to add a teaspoon of chicken stock plus a teaspoon of Cajun seasoning now if you need to add some pepper and some salt now. At the right time, make sure you taste it and add the salt to your liking, then add the pepper to your liking, and then that's the time for you to add the pasta, okay, just add that and stir it together and make sure that the pasta is well coated in the delicious creamy kitchen sauce, and then what you're going to do next Guys, you're going to take your chicken, delicious chicken breast that you're going to cut into little pieces however you want to cut it and tell me this chicken is not juicy, come on now, I'm going to put it in the pasta of course I'm going to save some for later because I love the look of the result when you put the food with the chicken on top, so I added one Then I'm going to go in with some parmesan, just pour it in there now if you want it to be creamy and cheesy, you can add some mozzarella but this is going to be quite creamy so we're going to keep it very creamy with a little bit of parmesan anyway, that's how quickly you can make this dish at home It is restaurant quality