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Cajun Chicken Alfredo
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Directions
1
Very lightly oil down your chicken breast.
2
Season the chicken with dried parsley, oregano, chili powder, garlic, paprika, and cayenne pepper.
3
Salt the chicken directly.
4
Get your pan hot then add some oil.
5
Lay in your beautifully seasoned chicken.
6
Once the chicken has gotten nicely and crusty, flip it.
7
When the chicken is still raw on the inside, transfer them off to a sheet tray.
8
Let the chicken finish in the oven as you make everything else.
9
Lower the heat and deglaze the pan with some lemon.
10
Add butter to the pan.
11
Sauté lots of minced garlic in the pan.
12
Add a little tomato paste or Calabrian chilies.
13
Cook down the tomato paste for a couple of minutes to take out that raw flavor.
14
Add heavy cream to the pan.
15
Scrape down all that beautiful flavor and bring it to an ever so slight bubble.
16
Toss in a little pasta water.
17
Drop the heat to low and add a lot of Italian snow (Parmesan cheese).
18
Introduce your al dente pasta to the sauce.
19
Make sure every noodle is coated with the sauce.
20
Slice the rested chicken into thin pieces.
21
Slide the chicken on top of your beautiful pasta.
Ingredients
2 lbs chicken breast
1 tbsp oil
0.5 tsp dried parsley
0.5 tsp oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp paprika
0.5 tsp cayenne pepper
to taste salt
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp butter
4 cloves minced garlic
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 pint heavy cream
2 tbsp pasta water
4 oz Parmesan cheese
16 oz dry pasta
Equipment
pan
tongs
sheet tray
grater
colander
knife
cutting board
Tips
Very lightly oil down your chicken breast.
Get your pan hot then add some oil.
When the chicken is still raw on the inside, transfer them off to a sheet tray and let them finish in the oven as you make everything else.
Lower the heat and deglaze with some lemon.
Make sure you cook down the tomato paste for a couple of minutes to take out that raw flavor.
Scrape down all that beautiful flavor when adding cream and bring it to an ever so slight bubble.
Make thin slices of chicken so they are easier to eat.
Don't sleep on that chicken because it's extra juicy.
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