Cajun Chicken with Fettuccine
"Packaged chicken strips, a boon to time-starved cooks, are a fast start for this pasta toss"
- Ready In:
- 22mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1⁄2 package fettuccine
- 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried leaf thyme
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 lb chicken, stir-fry strips or 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into strips
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 green peppers, chopped
- 1 (19 ounce) can tomatoes, drained or 4 fresh plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pepperoni or 1/2 cup chorizo sausage (optional)
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
directions
- Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, about 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, stir seasonings together and toss with chicken.
- Prepare all remaining ingredients.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan set over medium-high heat.
- Add chicken and stir-fry until it loses its pink colour, about 4 minutes.
- Add peppers, tomatoes and pepperoni, if using.
- Stir often for 5 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat and stir in sour cream.
- Toss with cooked pasta.
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Reviews
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This was good...tasty.... spicy and very easy to prepare...i will make again Catherine -
This was outstanding! Very easy, very fast, reeeeeally tasty. I used orange and yellow bell peppers instead of the green; and since we are smoked-chorizo challenged here, all I can get is bulk (which I *hate* to cook because of the mess and all the grease... so I actually threw the bulk chorizo into the vegetable steamer and it turned out GREAT... all the grease drained into the water). The dish was a great success and my husband and I are both looking forward to lunch today for the leftovers! Thanks, Tish, for another great recipe. -
I took some additional shortcuts and the dish was fantastic. I used already seasoned chicken strips and basil oregano, and garlic flavored diced tomatoes. Since the chicken and tomatoes were already seasoned I did not have to use any additional spices. The pepperoni tasted great along with everything else.I also chopped up an onion and just added one green pepper. The entire meal was done in 30 minutes, and my family loved it! I'll not only make it again but pass it on to my time starved co workers. Thanks! -
Excellent! Instead of the garlic powder, I used real garlic, and also added "hot" Italian sausage instead of the pepperoni! DH loved it and I will be making it again! Thanks for sharing.
Tweaks
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Excellent! Instead of the garlic powder, I used real garlic, and also added "hot" Italian sausage instead of the pepperoni! DH loved it and I will be making it again! Thanks for sharing.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TishT
Las Vegas, Nevada
I live in Las Vegas. I was lucky enough to run into Recipezaar around Nov. 2000 and got hooked quickly. I am a cookbook collector and have been collecting recipes for as long as I can remember. My DH had to build in shelves for all my cookbooks! I like to dabble with OAMC and for a few years hosted the Budget/OAMC forum with some great people over there. Even though I don't work in the forum any longer I've set up a lot of cookbooks for the purpose of OAMC and stretching food that might be helpful. Please feel free to check them out! I go on food jags and cooking jags! Please come say hi to me and chat on facebook. I currently host a blog for saving money through finding deals and coupons if you are interested. Most of the time I try to cook and have a good dinner on the table but I'll be honest enough to say there is still fast food occasionally in the budget! I have had such wonderful support here whenever I need it. Thank you all for being here! Just a quick note on how I rate recipes:
? 5 stars - This recipe is perfect. (My DH is truly a critic and doesn't give 5's unless it's amazing) I would recommend it to others and would definitely make again.
? 4 stars - This recipe was good but I would change something in it next time.
? 3 stars - This is a recipe I would not make again but it was OK
? 2 stars - This recipe I would not make again and we didn't like it at all
? 1 star - This recipes did not work out/taste was unappealing and wouldn't make again
