Cajun Chicken Pasta

I originally saw this recipe on Pinterest from the blog SkinnyTaste with pictures that are obviously way prettier than my cell phone shots.  I made a few changes - left out mushrooms and used spaghetti noodles instead of linguine, marinaded the chicken, etc.

 

Ingredients

1.5 lb Chicken breast tenders

2/3 box Dreamfields Spaghetti Noodles

1/3 C milk

3 T cream cheese

1 T flour

1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced

1 yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced

1/2 red onion, sliced

1 clove elephant garlic, diced

2 tomatoes, diced

1 C chicken broth 

3 scallions chopped

olive oil

Salt

Cajun seasoning

Garlic powder

First I coated chicken breast tenders in cajun seasoning, garlic powder and salt and refrigerated for several hours.

Blend together flour, milk and cream cheese.  I used my nutribullet for this step but you could do in a blender or by hand.

In large frying pan, cook chicken tenders and set aside.  This took me 6-7 minutes and I just cooked it til the tenders were cooked through and slightly blackened.  Set aside.

Cook noodles according to package instructions.

Add olive oil to pan, then add peppers, onions & garlic and saute over medium heat for 3-5 minutes.  Sprinkle with cajun seasoning, salt, and garlic powder.

Add tomatoes and cook for 3-4 additional minutes.

Add chicken broth and milk mixture and stir together for a few minutes.  More cajun seasoning, salt and garlic powder.  Reduce heat.

Add chicken and let cook over low heat a few more minutes.

Strain noodles and add to pan.  Mix all ingredients together.

Top with scallions.