Recipe: Perfect Cajun chicken pasta salad

Cajun chicken pasta salad. Chicken dredged in Cajun spices is sauteed with bell peppers and mushrooms, and presented in a basil-cream sauce over linguine. Chicken Cajun Pasta Salad = Best Picnic Lunch. Make pasta salad, in a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta according to package directions.

Or your belly if you decide to make this Cajun twist on the classic chicken salad. It's easy enough, you can basically prep the ingredients as the chicken is poaching. This creamy Cajun chicken pasta makes an amazing and easy weeknight dinner… Or, the best ever addition to any potluck, picnic, or tailgating party. You can cook Cajun chicken pasta salad using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cajun chicken pasta salad

1. You need of Orecchiette pasta.
2. It's of Cavatapi pasta.
3. It's 1/8 cup of Paul Prudome poultry seasoning at least.
4. It's of Italian dressing.
5. You need of French dressing.
6. Prepare of Bell peppers different colors cut into matchsticks and chunks.
7. Prepare of Black olives.
8. Prepare of Green onion.
9. Prepare of Yellow onion.
10. Prepare 3 halves of Chicken breast.
11. It's of The best olive oil you can find.

You can easily chop the vegetables and prepare the creamy cajun mayo ahead of time to save time in the kitchen. But, of course, my favorite reason? Creamy Cajun Chicken Sausage Pasta is a wonderful weeknight one pot pasta dish! After I made this amazing Italian Chicken Pasta recipe, I wanted to try another simple meal packed with flavor.

Cajun chicken pasta salad instructions

1. Boil pasta al dente drain... set aside.
2. Put oil in skillet (this gets really smokey if you can do this outside do it)Cut chicken breasts into bite sized chunks coat with olive oil...and paul prudome poultry seasoning (coat it well) when the oil in the skillet is smoking (be careful fine line here between smoking and a fire) the coated chicken gets crispy in the high heat (blackened) cook through..
3. Have chopped peppers onion olives chopped and ready.
4. When chicken is done add rest of veggies.
5. Stir for a minute or 2 then add french dressing and Italian dressing let it simmer for a few minutes..
6. Cool off (tastes great warm too).
7. Put cooled pasta salad in fridge overnight.
8. Flavors get better overnight!!!.
9. This can be adjusted to feed a few or alot of people.... use amounts that make sense to you (I know....for you people who measure everything this kinda sucks sorry).

This weeknight-friendly pasta dish — packed with smoky chicken, cheesy sauce, and juicy tomatoes — is inspired by a cult-favorite dish at Chili's. N'awlin's style of chicken with an updated Alfredo sauce. Place chicken and Cajun seasoning in a bowl and toss to coat. Cajun chicken pasta with juicy chicken, mushroom in a cajun alfredo sauce. Cajun Chicken Pasta is lightened up, made with chicken strips, bell peppers, red onion, mushrooms and scallions in a creamy light Cajun sauce.