Get ready for this easy one-pot, rich and creamy pasta dish with chicken, red bell pepper and Cajun seasoning.
One-Pot Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 20 oz boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 4 breasts)
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon no-salt Cajun seasoning
- 1 medium red bell pepper, thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
- 3 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 8 oz uncooked fettuccine pasta, broken in half
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Spray 4- to 5-quart Dutch oven with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken, garlic and Cajun seasoning; cook 6 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until chicken is no longer pink. Add bell pepper; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove chicken mixture to serving platter. Cover to keep warm.
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Step2Add broth to Dutch oven; heat to boiling. Add pasta; cook 8 to 10 minutes over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed. Stir in chicken mixture and cream; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
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Nutrition
500
Calories
19g
Total Fat
42g
Protein
41g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 500
- Calories from Fat
- 170
- Total Fat
- 19g
- 29%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 44%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 170mg
- 57%
- Sodium
- 740mg
- 31%
- Potassium
- 430mg
- 12%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 41g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 42g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 25%
- 25%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 5 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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