Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta

Tags: dinner - pasta - chicken - GF - GF dinner - GF chicken - GF pasta
Active Time: 45 minutes
Passive Time: 15 minutes
Serves: 6

Easy weeknight pasta dish with some spice

Adapted from My Forking Life

• Salt: to taste

• Pasta: 1 lb, short (fusilli, corkscrew, etc.)

• Vegetable oil: 1-2 tbsp

• Chicken breast: 1 lb, cut into 1 inch pieces
• Cajun seasoning: 3 tbsp, divided

• Baby spinach: 2 cups
• Heavy cream: 3/4 cup
• Parmesan: 1 cup grated

• Scallions: chopped greens for garnish

• Use GF pasta to make the dish GF

1. Bring a large pot of water to boil and salt to taste. Add pasta and cook until nearly done. Drain and set aside
2. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet. Toss together chicken and 1 tbsp cajun seasoning and add to skillet. Toss occasionally until cooked through
3. Add pasta to a separate pot. Add spinach, heavy cream, and parmesan to pasta. Simmer and stir until pasta absorbs some of the sauce. Add remaining 2 tbsp cajun seasoning to pasta and stir to combine
4. Add chicken to pasta and stir to combine
5. Serve, garnishing with scallions