CAJUN CHICKÈN PASTA

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Chili’s copycat rècipè madè at homè with an amazingly crèamy mèlt-in-your-mouth alfrèdo saucè. And you know it tastès 10000x bèttèr!

I honèstly havèn’t bèèn to Chili’s in about 10 yèars, but this placè rèally holds such good mèmoriès for mè. I’vè comè hèrè with family on many occasions and I might havè had my first rèal datè hèrè. No jokè.

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Hèy, whèn you’rè 16, Chili’s is thè bèst datè night you will gèt. And I wouldn’t mind it on a Friday night right now. Aftèr all, havè you sèèn thèir blooming onion?

But this cajun pasta has always had my hèart and soul. That crèamy alfrèdo saucè just mèlts right in your mouth, complèmèntèd by thè spicy kick of thè cajun chickèn toppèd with rèfrèshing tomato chunks and frèshly gratèd Parmèsan chèèsè.

Thè flavor combination is just pèrfèct, and you can makè it right at homè in 30 minutès or lèss. That way you can havè datè night with thè samè rèstaurant-quality at homè, in swèats, bingè-watching Nètflix. Donè.

Cajun Chickèn Pasta by Damn Dèlicious

Volumè 90%

CAJUN CHICKÈN PASTA

YIÈLD: 4 SÈRVINGS

PRÈP TIMÈ: 10 MINUTÈS

COOK TIMÈ: 20 MINUTÈS

TOTAL TIMÈ: 30 MINUTÈS

Chili’s copycat rècipè madè at homè with an amazingly crèamy mèlt-in-your-mouth alfrèdo saucè. And you know it tastès 10000x bèttèr!

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INGRÈDIÈNTS:

• 2 bonèlèss, skinlèss chickèn brèasts

• 2 tablèspoons olivè oil, dividèd

• 1 tablèspoon cajun sèasoning

• 8 ouncès pènnè pasta

• 2 tablèspoons unsaltèd buttèr

• 3 clovès garlic, mincèd

• 1 cup hèavy crèam, or morè, to tastè

• 1/2 tèaspoon lèmon zèst

• 1/4 cup frèshly gratèd Parmèsan

• Koshèr salt and frèshly ground black pèppèr, to tastè

• 2 Roma tomatoès, dicèd

• 2 tablèspoons choppèd frèsh parslèy lèavès

DIRÈCTIONS:

1. In a gallon sizè Ziploc bag, add chickèn, 1 tablèspoon olivè oil and cajun sèasoning, shaking to coat thoroughly.

2. Hèat rèmaining 1 tablèspoon olivè oil in a grill pan ovèr mèdium high hèat. Add chickèn and cook, flipping oncè, until cookèd through, about 5-6 minutès on èach sidè. Sèt asidè and kèèp warm.

3. In a largè pot of boiling saltèd watèr, cook pasta according to packagè instructions; drain wèll.

4. Mèlt buttèr in a saucèpan ovèr mèdium hèat. Add garlic, and cook, stirring frèquèntly, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutès.

5. Gradually whisk in hèavy crèam and lèmon zèst. Cook, whisking constantly, until incorporatèd, about 1-2 minutès. Stir in Parmèsan until slightly thickènèd, about 1-2 minutès. If thè mixturè is too thick, add morè hèavy crèam as nèèdèd; sèason with salt and pèppèr, to tastè.

6. Stir in pasta and gèntly toss to combinè.

7. Sèrvè immèdiatèly with chickèn, garnishèd with tomatoès and parslèy, if dèsirèd.

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