Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, cajun chicken pasta salad. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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. Drain and rinse with cold water to cool pasta to room temperature.

Cajun chicken pasta salad is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Cajun chicken pasta salad is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook cajun chicken pasta salad using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Cajun chicken pasta salad:

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

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. 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?

Steps to make Cajun chicken pasta salad:

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)

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? This Cajun Chicken Pasta is a dinner winner with it's creamy cajun sauce and bites of tender pasta and chicken. This cajun pasta is quick, easy, and completely customizable! Serve it with Homemade Breadsticks , Rolls , a Salad , or a side of Roasted.

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