Cajun Honey Chicken & Cheesy Garlic Pasta
Tender Cajun-honey chicken meets ultra-creamy four-cheese garlic pasta in this quick weeknight dinner.
Equipment
Ingredients
Chicken
chicken breast (diced)
600 g
olive oil
30 ml
Cajun seasoning
15 g
honey
45 ml
Pasta
pasta shells
300 g
chicken broth
500 ml
evaporated milk
180 ml
heavy cream
120 ml
cheddar (shredded)
100 g
Monterey Jack (shredded)
100 g
American cheese (sliced)
100 g
parmesan (grated)
30 g
Toppings
bacon (cooked, crumbled)
150 g
fresh parsley (chopped)
15 g
Aromatics
garlic (minced)
4 cloves
roasted garlic butter
45 g
Instructions
Marinate the chicken
Combine diced chicken breast with olive oil, Cajun seasoning and honey.
Cook the chicken
Sear the marinated chicken until golden and fully cooked.
Prepare the sauce base
Sauté garlic in roasted garlic butter, then deglaze with broth and evaporated milk.
Cook the pasta
Simmer pasta shells in the sauce until al dente, stirring often.
Make the cheese sauce
Lower heat, add cream and melt in all cheeses until silky.
Combine and serve
Fold in chicken, bacon and parsley, then top each plate with the rest.
Original recipe
Storage
Store chicken and pasta separately if possible; add a splash of milk when reheating
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