Cajun Chicken or Turkey Pasta
Delicious Cajun Pasta that can be made completely on the stovetop, easily, with leftover Chicken or Turkey. This is a simple dish made with penne pasta in a cream sauce and topped with fresh parmesan cheese and diced tomatoes.
Ingredients
Prepare the pasta, al dente, according to
package directions. Drain and set aside.
Place the chicken or turkey into a bag.
Pour the Cajun seasonings into the bag.
Shake the chicken or turkey with the Cajun
seasonings until all of the pieces are coated.
In a large sauce pan over medium
heat melt 2 Tbsp. of butter. Add the
chicken or turkey and cook until hot.
Remove to a plate, cover and set aside.
Add the half-n-half
to the same pan.
Add the remaining butter, salt, pepper
and garlic powder. Stirring frequently
cook over medium heat until bubbly.
Add ½ cup of cheese, stirring until
melted and combined with the sauce.
Add the pasta to the sauce. Cook until the
pasta is hot and the sauce starts to reduce,
for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add the chicken and toss.
Stirring constantly, cook another
minute until everything is good and hot.
Remove from the heat and let sit 5 minutes
so the sauce can absorb into the pasta.
Place into serving bowls, top with
freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
and diced tomatoes then serve.
Cajun Chicken Or Turkey Pasta
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Ingredients
- 8 oz. penne pasta, uncooked
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked & diced
- 4 tsp Cajun seasoning, or to taste
- 4 Tbsp. butter, divided
- 3 cups half-n-half
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1 large tomato, diced
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for garnish
Directions
- Prepare the pasta al dente according to the package instructions, drain and set aside.
- Place the meat into a large plastic bag, pour the Cajun seasonings into the bag and shake until the meat is completely coated in the seasoning.
- In a large sauce pan, melt 2 Tbsp. of butter over medium heat.
- Add the meat and sauté until the meat is hot. Remove the meat to a plate, cover to keep warm and set aside.
- Add the half-n-half to the same pan.
- Add the remaining butter, salt, pepper and garlic powder.
- Stirring frequently cook over medium heat until hot and bubbly.
- Add 1/2 cup of cheese, stirring until the cheese is completely melted.
- Add the pasta to the sauce.
- Cook until the pasta is hot and the sauce starts to reduce, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the meat and toss. Cook 1 minute stirring constantly then remove from the heat. Let sit for 5 minutes or until the sauce starts to absorb into the pasta.
- Place in serving bowls, top with cheese and diced tomatoes then serve.
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I have a folder in chrome dedicated to recipes. I can’t tell you how much it’s grown since I’ve started following your blog!
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I am so glad!!!! I should have done that too, what a great idea! I am so old school that I print every recipe off in case I lose my site, then I still have them. Plus my kids can have them when I’m gone. Hey, at least I don’t write them out on recipe cards….hahaha
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Looks delicious! I love when a recipe can be made on the stovetop.
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Love creamy pasta dishes! Using leftover turkey is a bonus! 🙂
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Less cooking, less work and the faster we eat! 🤣😂🤣
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Definitely 🙂
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I think Cajun is my favorite cuisine. It’s just different and can actually adapt well with other cuisines…. like your recipe 😁
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Thank you John! I would have loved more Cajun seasoning but the grandkids were eating it so I kept it a bit milder.
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Pasta is nice, but this late at night I wish I had some of those Hershey’s cookies. 🙂
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I keep telling you, you need to live closer!
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That’s for sure – I’d be visiting you a lot Diane. 🙂
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Awww and I would like that!
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I would too! (And not just for the treats!)
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Looks delicious. I love pasta…it and breads are my downfall. 😊
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Thank you and I totally understand!
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This looks like it’s almost spicy enough for me! Nicely done, once again, Dianne.
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I would have liked it spicier but I made it with the grandkids here so I took it easy. Thank you!
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Oh, I know…you gotta keep the crowd happy!
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Creamy sauce, pasta and parmesan never gets old for me. This dish looks like it could become a new fave in our house!
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It went over well in ours too! Thanks!
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Omg delicious!! I love pasta !
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I totally understand! I could eat it everyday!
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