Dinner · 30 min · cajun

Blackened Chicken Pasta

If you like chicken breasts, you’ll love this Cajun dinner — 30 minutes from craving to table. It is weeknight cooking that still hits your targets — 74 grams of protein per serving. It scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb Chicken breasts
• 12 oz Penne
• 1.5 cups Heavy cream
• 3/4 cup Parmesan
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 2 tbsp Blackening seasoning
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 1 Bell pepper
• 3 Scallions
• 1 tbsp Olive oil

Steps

1. Pound the chicken to even thickness, coat heavily with blackening seasoning, and sear in a hot skillet 6 minutes per side until charred at the edges and cooked through. Rest, then slice.
2. Boil the penne until al dente; reserve a cup of pasta water.
3. In the same skillet, soften the bell pepper 4 minutes, add the garlic 30 seconds, then pour in the cream and simmer 5 minutes until slightly thick.
4. Whisk in the Parmesan until melted, loosening with pasta water until the sauce coats silkily. Toss with the penne.
5. Top each bowl with sliced blackened chicken and scallions. The char against the creamy pasta is the whole dish.

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