Recipe: Cajun chicken pasta salad

Cajun chicken pasta salad. Chicken Cajun Pasta Salad = Best Picnic Lunch. Make pasta salad, in a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water to cool pasta to room temperature.

Stir together the ingredients for the Cajun Top with sliced green onions and SERVE! This One Pot Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta is going to be on regular rotation in my house. A chicken salad done Louisiana style with a remoulade, Tabasco sauce and a little Cajun spice. You can have Cajun chicken pasta salad using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cajun chicken pasta salad

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

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. 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 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 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? Cajun Chicken Pasta is lightened up, made with chicken strips, bell peppers, red onion, mushrooms and scallions in a creamy light Cajun sauce. One of the easiest ways to lighten up a pasta dish is to add tons of protein and vegetables to your dish which keeps the portions.

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