Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Scrumptious Wednesday: Cajun Chicken

In honor of the Challenge, and to feed the inner ragin’ Cajun in you. Here’s a full compass meal that is hearty and jam packed with nutrition. The recipe itself only calls for Cajun seasoning, meh. I must digress and say flavor your chicken however you like, that and I am not a big fan of butter so I opted to leave the butter buds out of the recipe. For seasoning the chicken, I used herbs de provence, fresh thyme and a hint of cayenne and it turned out nicely!

Cajun Chicken
2 portions whole wheat rigatoni (4oz uncooked)
2 portions chicken breast (1/2 lb)
2 TBP Cajun seasoning
1/2c skim milk
1 bag (5oz) baby spinach leaves
8 oz fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 TBSP Butter Buds
1 tomato, chopped

Prepare rigatoni according to its package directions. Lightly coat a large skillet with cooking spray and place over medium heat. Coat chicken breasts w/seasonings. Place chicken breasts in skillet, turn and cook for 6 minutes on each side. transfer the cooked chicken breasts to a plate, cover w/foil to keep warm.

Add milk, cooked pasta, spinach, mushrooms and butter buds to skillet, mix well. Cover and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally until heated through. About 5 minutes. Divide pasta mixture into two portions and top w/a portion of the Cajun chicken. Garnish with tomatoes and serve.



(2 servings, takes about 25 minutes start to finish!)

Voila!

6 comments:

  1. oh YUM!! is it super spicy? or just a little tang?

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  2. If you stick with the 2tbsp it's kinda spicy...but I veered from the recipe and kept cayenne light because I wanted to test other flavors. I'm more of an herbs de provence fan than cayenne (unless it's in chili then we're talking something different!!)

    It was equally as delish.

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  3. Yum! This will certainly be on TJs pregame meal menu soon ;) Thanks for sharing!

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  4. KY-I do have to say that when reading over the recipe and saw milk it was a little terrifying but turned out magnificently.

    It'll feed your man, you, and make you walk away (to the couch!!) without feeling like you're about to keel over with pasta overload!

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