Creamy Cajun Chicken Sausage Pasta. Taste the creamy Cajun sauce and add salt to your liking. Lastly, add cooked pasta into the sauce and stir well to coat pasta with the cream sauce. Taste it at this point and adjust any seasoning (salt and Cajun seasoning).
Then add the shredded Parmesan cheese and cook until melted and simmering.
Once simmering, add cooked pasta, chicken and sausage.
How to make creamy cajun chicken pasta (cajun sausage pasta) First set a pot of water to boil for the pasta.
You can cook Creamy Cajun Chicken Sausage Pasta using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Creamy Cajun Chicken Sausage Pasta
- Prepare 8 oz of penne pasta.
- Prepare 3 tbsp of butter.
- Prepare 3-4 of chicken thighs.
- Prepare 13 oz of cajun sausage.
- You need 8 oz of white button mushrooms (sliced).
- It's 1 of medium onion diced small.
- You need of Cajun seasoning to taste.
- Prepare of Italian seasoning to taste.
- It's of Salt and pepper to taste optional.
- Prepare of Creamy Parmesan Sauce.
- Prepare 4 of garlic cloves minced.
- You need 1 cup of chicken broth.
- It's 1 tbsp of worcestershire sauce.
- Prepare 1 cup of greek yogurt or heavy cream.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of cajun seasoning.
- Prepare 3/4 cup of parmesan cheese.
- You need of Sea salt to taste.
- You need Dash of parsley.
Then cut and prep the vegetables, onions, andouille sausage and chicken. Cajun-style blackened chicken is cooked first. With juicy chicken and flavor packed sausage, this creamy pasta dish is pure comfort food. Lauren Claremore, Oklahoma My Creamy Cajun Chicken Sausage Pasta recipe is absolutely delicious!
Creamy Cajun Chicken Sausage Pasta step by step
- Boil pasta in salty water. Drain and set aside..
- Chicken, sausage, mushrooms and onions: ▪︎Generously season chicken with salt, pepper, Cajun and Italian seasoning. Do not slice chicken yet. You will be cooking it whole. ▪︎Sausage: slice into ¼ inch circles and slice mushrooms. Cut up onion..
- In a large skillet, add 1 tbsp butter and melt it over medium high heat. When the pan is hot, add whole chicken thighs and cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side until browned for a total of 8-10 minutes. Remove chicken onto a plate and slice into strips..
- Add sliced sausage pieces and brown them on medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side until darker in color around the edges. Remove from the skillet onto a plate..
- Deglaze the pan with a splash of water and add 2tbsp butter and sliced mushrooms and onions into the skillet add more butter as well if needed. Saute your onions and mushrooms until they look moist and dark. Once cooked good remove them from the pan as well..
- The saucey part: To make the sauce, add remaining 1 tbsp butter to the pan, allow it to melt and then cook garlic in it until slightly browned – only for a couple of minutes. Next add chicken broth, worcestershire sauce and greek yogurt or heavy cream and bring to a light simmer. Add Cajun seasoning, paprika and garlic powder and mix into the sauce..
- Add parmesan cheese and whisk to blend for 2-3 minutes to thicken the sauce. Taste the sauce and add salt if needed..
- Add cooked pasta into the sauce and mix in well. Next add the chicken, sausage, onions and mushrooms back into the pan and allow them to reheat for 2-3 minutes. Close the lid for it to remain hot! Top with parsley, serve immediately and enjoy!!.
Cajun seasoned chicken thighs and Cajun smoked sausage that are sautéed with onions and mushrooms. The sauce is made with Greek yogurt to get that creamy sauce over pasta. Season chicken, if desired, with salt and pepper. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken broth, heavy cream, pasta, and Cajun seasoning.