Chicken and Shrimp Cajun Pasta
Directions
- 1Cut a chicken breast right through the middle.
- 2Season the chicken meat with garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, smoked paprika, Slap Ya Mama cajun seasoning, and Italian seasoning.
- 3Flip the chicken and add the same seasonings.
- 4Season the dry shrimp with the same seasonings and mix it.
- 5Add some olive oil to a hot pan.
- 6Add the chicken to the hot pan.
- 7Cook the chicken for about 5 minutes on each side.
- 8Once flipped, let the chicken cook covered.
- 9Remove the chicken from the pan.
- 10Add unsalted butter to the pan.
- 11Mince five garlic cloves.
- 12Add the shrimp to the pan.
- 13Remove the shrimp from the pan.
- 14Add purple onion, green bell peppers, mini tomatoes, and green onion to the pan.
- 15Let the vegetables cook for a little bit.
- 16Add heavy cream and Parmesan cheese to the pan.
- 17Add a handful of mozzarella cheese.
- 18Let the cheese melt and the sauce thicken.
- 19Add Slap Ya Mama cajun seasoning, garlic powder, black pepper, and smoked paprika to the sauce.
- 20Mix the sauce.
- 21Once the sauce thickens, add the shrimp back in.
- 22Add the chicken back into the sauce.
- 23Add a bay leaf and some salt to some water.
- 24Once the water starts to boil, add the rigatoni pasta in.
- 25Let the pasta boil for 12 minutes.
- 26Add the cooked pasta into the sauce.
- 27Mix the pasta into the sauce.
- 28The dish is ready.
Ingredients
- 1 chicken breast
- garlic powder
- black pepper
- onion powder
- smoked paprika
- Slap Ya Mama cajun seasoning
- Italian seasoning
- dry shrimp
- olive oil
- unsalted butter
- 5 garlic cloves minced
- purple onion
- green bell peppers
- mini tomatoes
- green onion
- heavy cream
- Parmesan cheese
- 1 handful mozzarella cheese
- water
- 1 bay leaf
- salt
- rigatoni pasta
Equipment
pan
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