This Cajun chicken pasta takes me back to the 90’s. I feel like there used to be some variation of it on the menu of every casual dining restaurant, but I haven’t had anything like it in years!
The inspiration for this recipe comes from Amy at Fearless Homemaker, who I was paired up with for this month’s Secret Recipe Club. Her photos of this dish looked so amazing that I simply had to make it right away!
I did end up making some changes though. The original recipe is meant to be cooked in a crock pot. I was planning to do that as well, but then I noticed it only cooks for 4 hours. Since I had been planning to let it cook all day while I was at work, that wasn’t really going to work for me. I cooked mine on the stovetop instead, letting it simmer for about a half hour so all of the flavors could mingle. The original recipe also had a creamier sauce with plain yogurt mixed in. Since my sauce was so hot from the stove, I knew my yogurt would break and curdle so I left it out (actually, I tried tempering it but, as expected, it did in fact seize up on me). With less dairy to balance things out the sauce was pretty spicy, but we liked it a lot. If you’re not a big fan of heat, omit the cayenne pepper and one of the jalapenos.
Cajun Chicken Pasta
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Michelle @ Taste As You Go says
Oh, my! This looks like a perfect fall dish. Can’t wait to try it!
Casey says
Looks so yummy! Great pictures!!
Janie says
It sounds mega delicious 🙂 YUM! Happy Reveal Day!
@KarenBurnsBooth says
What a BRILLIANT recipe Lauren and with my favourite seasonings, Cajun! Karen
Melissa says
This looks amazing! It looks like a dish that would quickly become a family favorite! Great pick this month 🙂
SallyBR says
I heard that if you add a little bit of cornstarch to yogurt it won’t break, even if you use non-fat. I haven’t tested that yet, but I do have a chicken curry recipe from Fine Cooking that uses this method
at any rate, your recipe seems perfect, I love spicy food when it’s hot outside!
Enjoy your Monday Reveal Day!
Rebekah Rose Hills says
Yumm – looks like that pasta and chicken dish packs a lot of flavor! Great pick!!
moniqueR83 says
looks amazing! I’ve had that issue with yogurt in sauces- sometimes things happen because they were meant to be. This looks great. I had the most gorgeous jalepenos in my CSA last week too. but I stuffed them cheese and it was a wrap after that LOL.
amy donovan says
I like your twists on this dish to make it a stovetop meal instead of a crockpot meal. It is pretty spicy, but I love that about it. =) Your pics look fab! Amy @ Fearless Homemaker