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Cajun chicken spaghetti

SAM THE COOKING GUY · ♥ 7.3K likes · 155.2K views · 6 min video

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Ingredients
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Techniques
  • 2 whole chicken breasts
Flatten two large chicken breasts to an even thickness.
  • olive oil
  • Cajun seasoning
  • smoked paprika
Rub each with a little olive oil, Cajun seasoning and a little smoked paprika; flip and repeat.
Cook in a hot cast iron pan with a little more oil until the chicken reads 160, giving the thicker breast longer; it rises a few degrees after.
Remove the chicken and let the pan cool a bit.
  • butter
  • green pepper, actually a poblano
  • red onion
  • yellow onion
Melt butter and olive oil together, add the diced poblano and red and yellow onion and soften three to four minutes.
  • garlic
Add a big spoonful of garlic, a little more oil, more Cajun seasoning and smoked paprika and mix until fragrant.
  • 1 can fire roasted tomatoes
  • chicken broth
Add a can of fire roasted tomatoes, drained, and some chicken broth; cook two to three minutes.
  • heavy cream
  • smoked Gouda
Add heavy cream on low-ish heat, bubbling a little, then smoked Gouda; stir until melted and let bubble a minute or so.
  • spaghetti
  • pasta water
Fold the chicken back in, add the spaghetti and a little pasta water to loosen, and mix.
Chicken, spaghetti and pasta water
  • green onion
Finish with green onion.
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