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Creamy Cajun Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake

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Who read the Crispy Garlic Shrimp Bites recipe I posted on Monday?! We are moving onto the main entrée which is so yummy! This is honestly an everyday meal but as you all know, I’m a super practical person and Valentine’s Day falls on a Sunday meaning a meal prep day!

What better than to use your Valentine’s Day leftovers for a few meals later in the week and skip a bunch of meal prepping? You’ll be able to spend more time enjoying Sunday night with your loved ones!

If you haven’t checked out my Youtube channel, make sure that you do! All the tutorials on these recipes are on my channel and you can follow what your food should look like while you cook it every step of the way!

Here is the video:

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Now, I have no idea where I got this inspiration from. It sort of just popped into my head like a vision and I was set on it!

I wanted to make sure that this meal was inexpensive so that everyone could enjoy it and you wouldn’t have to go out of your way to grab any of these items! This will definitely be a dinner meal staple in your household and I loved this pasta so much! I even dropped some off to my parents to enjoy as I made a lot!

HERE’S HOW TO MAKE Creamy Cajun Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake:

Where can I find these ingredients?

All of these ingredients are available at your local grocery store. I know produce is always a tough one as certain parts of the world doesn’t have certain produce but I think bell peppers, onions and garlic are pretty standard? Correct me if I’m wrong!

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What are the ingredients?

-3 Chicken Breasts

-1 Whole Bell Pepper

-Half a Sweet Onion

-2 Garlic Cloves

-Pasta Noodles – I used spagetti

-Cream

-Shredded Cheese

-Cajun Seasoning

-Chicken Bouillion

-Salt

-Pepper

-Lime

-Butter

-Olive Oil

Can I sub anything out?

Yes, you can absolutely sub some things out! Chicken can be subbed for any protein you’d like. This recipe would be excellent with steak or even some ground sausage. If you’re going vegetarian, add in more veggies, tofu or meat alternatives. I’d keep the peppers and onions in but you can definitely add some veggies like spinach or zucchini.

Again as I’m going to continue to preach, I am 100% respectful to everyone’s taste buds and know that everyone has different palettes. Substitute what you’d like! What’s important to this dish is the combination of creamy and Cajun seasoning. If you’re looking for a vegan option, blended cashews and nutritional yeast would be a great “cheesy” sub!

What does it taste like?

It tastes like so many good flavors in one tray. I am totally serious. If you’ve ever had a seafood boil, it smells like that mixed with a creamy white sauce.

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Creamy Cajun Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake

This recipe is the best pasta bake to add to your weeknight meals! Easy and so yummy, you'll be looking forward to this every month.
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Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:40 minutes
Servings: 6 Meals

Equipment

  • Stove top
  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 3 Chicken Breasts cut into cubes
  • 1 Whole Bell Pepper sliced into long strips
  • 1/2 Sweet Onion sliced into long strips
  • 2 Cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 Pasta Of Choice portioned per person & cooked
  • 2 Cups Cream Of Choice
  • 1 Bag Shredded Cheese half in sauce and half on top
  • 1/2 Stick Salted Butter
  • 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 Cajun Seasoning
  • 1 Chicken Bouillon
  • 1 Salt
  • 1 Pepper
  • 1/2 Lime for zest and juice

Instructions

  • Add half of the spices to your raw chicken breast cubes to marinate for a few minutes while you cook the veggies
  • On medium/high heat, place a saucepan on the stove and add your olive oil, garlic, onions and bell peppers to cook slightly
  • Once this has been tossed for a few minutes, remove from pan
  • Add a bit more olive oil and pan fry the marinated chicken breast
  • Remove the cooked chicken from pan and set to the side with the cooked veggies
  • In the same pan, add in the rest of your spices as well as half the juice of the lime
  • Set your pan to medium heat and add in your cream to heat up
  • Once cream and seasonings are well combine, add in half the bag of shredded cheese
  • Let sauce thicken up then add in the veggies and chicken back in
  • Set your oven to 375 F and grab your baking pan
  • In your pan mix in the pasta and sauce together until the pasta is well coated
  • Place the rest of the shredded cheese on top and add some lime zest on top
  • Bake in the oven for 10-15 mins on 375 F then Broil for 10 mins

Notes

  • Use any cream you’d like and if the sauce needs to be thicken, you could add some cornstarch or flour
  • Also, cilantro or parsley would be great to use as garnish 

I really enjoyed this recipe and my vision was definitely achieved. I would even love this a creamy sauce on top of pork chops or seafood and rice on the side!

I hope you would love to try this recipe! I thoroughly enjoy reading your comments and support. Let me know how you like this one! I can’t wait for you to see my last part of the series – Dessert!

Thank you all! The love is overwhelming!

Xo,

Lynn

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  1. These nuggets of inspiration that pop out at you, seemingly from nowhere!

    This has nom mom all over it!

  2. This looks great Lynn! Thanks for suggesting a vegetarian option. It’s always nice when you know ahead of time it will work without meat. I can’t wait to give it a try.
    I really love the video! It was so nice to be able to see you and hear your voice. Now I really do feel like I know you! I can’t wait for the next one. ?

  7. I am determined to attempt to make this! I love fajitas and I love pasta so this is just a match made in heaven! I loveeeee your posts. You always inspire me to try new things around this house lol

  8. This looks delicious & I want to try making a portion with chicken for my boyfriend & daughter & a portion with chicken substitute for myself!

  9. I’ve bookmarked this recipe because I’d like to give it a go this weekend. Might even try it for Valentine’s Day! This sounds delicious, thank you for sharing! x

  11. OMG this sounds soooo yummy. I love any kind of Cajun twist on my favourite food. When I went to NOLA a few years ago, I fell in love with the flavours, mixes and recipes!

    Rosie

  12. Sved this for later because this looks absolutely yummy and we are always on the lookout to add thing to our meal planning! Will also go and checkout your you tube because I always come late to the game and never visited! Thank you for sharing, Lynn x

  19. This sounds and looks so delicious! Thank you for sharing the recipe.

  20. I love the flavours and would definitely veganize this! Siobhan ♡ | Vegan Babe Life

  22. My husband loved the sound of this so I’ll be making it for him this weekend — thanks for sharing!

  25. That pasta bake looks so amazing and delicious! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!

  26. This looks so yummy, must try it this weekend. Thanks for sharing 🙂

  29. As a veggie, I love the idea of substituting the chicken for spinach. Love me a good pasta bake and adore spinach. Thank you for sharing.

  31. One thing I really hate is cheese and it’s in pretty much everything so thank you so much for the alternative ideas! I never know if cheese can be left out as it always seems to hold everything together, excited to try it with the cheese alternative though!

    1. Yes! You can totally omit the cheese and use nutritional yeast or if you don’t like that flavour at all, the cream & cajun taste without cheese is just as fab! You can also sprinkle panko on top and bake for a crunch xx

  32. I love alfredo pasta and dont mind the seafood taste and smell since k love that too. I personally.love lemon and butter combi7flavoring in many dishes but never in this type of pasta and it actually seems interesting. Will try xx
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  33. Great recipe Lynn! I like comfort food. This is a meal I can certainly try, but by substituting dairy products (butter, cream, cheese) and replacing regular pasta with gluten-free pasta. If this recipe is adaptable for a vegetarian diet, it can also be adapted for a gluten-free or dairy-free diet. It has a certain versatility so that everyone can make it their way. Yunmy ?!

  35. Wow…..this pasta look so yummy. Would like to try this. Thank you for sharing your recipe.

  37. Looks so delicious and now I’m super hungry so guess I’ll be trying this for lunch!

  38. This recipe looks fantastic and delicious. I really want to try this very soon. It doesn’t seem too complicated either. Thank you for sharing! Bookmarking.

  39. It is a great recipe! You have provided each detail that I want to try it. Thank you for this information!

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