Cajun Chicken Pasta

Our house favorite pasta! Spicy, creamy and delicious. Make a lot and then enjoy throughout the week

11 ingredients
13 steps
Added Oct 8, 2025

Ingredients

  • 1 Boneless Chicken Thighs
  • 1 Cavatappi Pasta
  • 1 Fire Roasted Tomatoes (14oz )
  • 1 Parmesan Cheese
  • 1 item Onions
  • 1 item Celery
  • 1 Green Peppers
  • 1 Jalapeno Peppers
  • 1 Garlic - to taste
  • 1 Creole Seasoning
  • 1 Light Cream

Instructions

  1. 1

    Mise en Place - Dice Onions, Celery, Green Peppers and set aside.

  2. 2

    Boil salted water for pasta and cook according to directions

  3. 3

    Generously Season chicken w/ Creole Seasoning

  4. 4

    Sear chicken in skillet 2 min / side on med-high

  5. 5

    Add wine and butter to skillet, cover and cook chicken 5 min / side. Set aside.

  6. 6

    In Skillet over medium heat add one tablespoon of cooking oil (peanut), saute Onions, Celery and Peppers for four or so minutes. They should be cooked but not caramelized.

  7. 7

    Add Garlic and cook for 1 - 2 minutes

  8. 8

    Add Tomatoes with their juices and cook for a couple of minutes to let liquids reduce slightly.

  9. 9

    Add Creole Seasoning & Crystal Hot Sauce

  10. 10

    Add Light Cream/Cream Cheese, you want it to have a rich color and not be soupy. So add cream slowly as you can always add more later.

  11. 11

    Add Parmesan cheese

  12. 12

    Dice up cooked chicken and add to skillet

  13. 13

    Add drained pasta to skillet, stir to get everything nicely deeply coated.