Cajun Recipes & Inspiration

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Creamy Cajun Peperoncini Pasta

What you’ll need

• 1 pound rotini pasta
• 1 pound chicken breast tenders, diced
• 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning, divided
• 1 small yellow onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, diced
• 2 Roma tomatoes, diced
• ½ jar peperoncini; juice, to taste
• 1 cup white wine
• 1½ cups heavy cream
• ½ cup shredded pepper jack
• ½ cup shredded Asiago
• Italian parsley, chopped
• Pasta water, as needed

Make it

1. Cook rotini; reserve pasta water.
2. Toss chicken with 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning. Brown chicken; remove.
3. Sauté onion and garlic; deglaze with wine. Add cream, cheeses, and remaining seasoning. Return chicken; simmer to 165°F.
4. Add peperoncini and juice to taste. Toss with pasta; thin with pasta water as needed. Fold in tomatoes and parsley; serve.