One Pot Cajun Pasta

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in a while, life kind of took over for a bit. I've been so busy with work, housework, moving, and being sick, and I haven't found the time to post ):

When I was thinking of my meals for these past two weeks, I remembered a video that I had come across from the Tasty Facebook page. It was a recipe for Cajun Pasta, and the video made it look so good, so of course, I had to try it out. I wasn't sure how it would turn out because I am usually not a fan of cajun flavored things, but I thought I would give it a try! The recipe is below, and the link to the original recipe is here. Enjoy!

One Pot Cajun Pasta:

Ingredients:

~ 2 tbsp olive oil ~2 chicken breasts, diced ~8 oz smoked sausage, sliced ~3 garlic cloves, minced ~1/2 medium yellow onion, sliced ~1 red bell pepper, sliced ~1 green bell pepper, sliced ~2 cups mushrooms, sliced (I bought the pack of mushrooms that was already sliced) ~16 oz box of the pasta of your choice (I copied Tasty and used linguine) ~5 cups chicken broth (I used sodium free) ~1/2 cup heavy cream ~1 cup shredded parmesean ~1 tsbp cajun seasoning Directions: 1. Pour olive oil into the pot. Add diced chicken breast to the pot, cover with cajun seasoning, and stir until the chicken is evenly seasoned. Then, add sliced sausage and stir. Cook the meat on medium heat for 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. 2. Once the meat is cooked, add in the garlic, onion, peppers, and mushrooms, and stir. Continue stirring for 3-5 minutes as the veggies cook down. 3. Add the dry pasta to the pot (if using long, thin noodles, break in half), then pour in the chicken broth. Stir until everything is well-mixed. Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, keep covered bring the heat down to a simmer for 10 minutes (stirring every two minutes). If there still extra chicken broth, you can discard it, cook longer until the liquid evaporates, or add a little cornstarch to thicken the liquid. (I ended up using a lot of cornstarch) 4. Lastly, add heavy cream and parmesan and stir until your pasta is well blended. Garnish with green onions, more parmesan, a sprinkle of cajun seasoning (if you want some extra spice), and salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!

I really loved this pasta, it was so good and so different than what I would usually make, and Cory and Don loved it. It was also extremely easy and the cleanup was simple! Hope you guys like it as much as we did!

~S