Spicy Cajun Chicken Pasta with a boldly flavored sauce and well-seasoned chicken over al dente angel hair is sure to be a hit with the crowd! Ready in 30 minutes and requiring basic pantry ingredients, it’s the perfect weeknight dinner yet fancy enough for company.
Pasta is a favorite in our house and one you’ll find regularly at our dinner table. In fact, G and I often go on delicious binges where we’ll have all kinds of pasta dishes days on end with nary a complaint from both of us!
On the many occasions we make pasta at home, RAGÚ® Homestyle sauces are always the star ingredient. Any pasta dish is only as good as its sauce and RAGÚ® , with its long tradition of quality sauces, provides a reliable backbone for our favorite pasta recipes.
We have a long list of standby pasta dishes we enjoy routinely and I am excited to bring to you our latest front runner! With a hearty tomato sauce and well-seasoned chicken breasts atop firm-to-bite angel hair, this Spicy Cajun Chicken Pasta is sure to win the crowd. Ready in 30 minutes and requiring basic pantry ingredients, it brings big, bold flavors to the table without the fuss!
Everyone will think you slaved for hours in the kitchen but thanks to RAGÚ® Homestyle sauces, the made-from-scratch taste is just a matter of opening a bottle!
RAGÚ® takes their sauces seriously. They peel, chop and simmer their ingredients and use a special blend of herbs to build flavor. No artificial flavors, artificial colors or high fructose corn syrup are used in their wide variety of homestyle sauces. They don’t take short cuts to ensure their sauces are made right.
And made right they are! Their sauces are so full of flavor you don’t need to add much else to turn out a fantastic pasta dish. I especially love how they hug every noodle with an amazing layer of yum!
Here are a few simple tips to get this Spicy Cajun Chicken pasta from kitchen to table in no time:
- Garlic burns fast so add it while the oil is still warm. By the time the oil heats up and the garlic begins to brown, you’ve already drawn the most flavor.
- Pound the chicken into uniform thickness to ensure even cooking. I cooked the chicken on my electric grill as I wanted beautiful grill marks but you can just as easily cook them on a cast iron skillet. Add a very thin layer of oil to the pan and make sure it is very hot so the chicken sears and not cook in steam. When the chicken has seared on both sides, finish them off in a 400 F oven for about 6 to 10 minutes so they cook nice and juicy on the inside without over browning the outside.
- You can double the sauce and keep in the freezer for future use. However, I don’t recommend cooking more angel hair than you can consume in one meal. As they are very thin and fragile, they don’t hold their al dente texture well during reheating.
Enjoy!
Spicy Cajun Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast 4 ( 4 ounces each)
- 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 23 ounces Ragu Homestyle Sauce
- 1/2 cup chicken broth or water
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound uncooked Angel Hair pasta
Instructions
- In a bowl, rub the chicken with 1 tablespoon of the Cajun seasoning and marinate for about 10 to 15 minutes. Grill over hot coals or in a grill pan for about 5 to 7 minutes on each side or until thermometer inserted in the center reads 165 F. Remove from heat and let stand for a few minutes before slicing. Keep warm.
- In a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat, add olive oil. While still warm, add garlic and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes or until aromatic. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning and cook, stirring regularly, for about 30 to 40 seconds minute.
- Add sauce and chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Continue to cook for about 10 to 15 minutes until slightly reduced and thickened.
- Meanwhile, in a pot over medium heat, bring about 4 quarts of lightly salted water to a boil. Add angel hair pasta and stir gently. Cook in the boiling water, uncovered, for about 3 to 4 minutes or until firm to bite. Drain well.
- To serve, divide pasta on serving plates. Spoon sauce and place sliced chicken on top. Garnish with Parmesan cheese, if desired.
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yum one of my favs this recipe. Thanks for sharing. Simon.
Thank you, Simon.
Looks tasty, i did a one lasagna yesterday family loved it
So delicious! Would love to try this ASAP!
This looks so good! Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome 🙂
This Cajun Chicken pasta looks so beautiful! This will be a hit with my family.
Thanks, Peachy 🙂
Yum! I will be trying this for dinner this coming week. Looks delicious and sounds easy.
Thanks, Christina 🙂
I’m going to walmart today. I hope they aren’t out!
This post made me real hungry. I so love this! Thanks for the recipe!
That looks amazing! I am going to add it to my next menu plan!
Oh my! It looks yummy and satisfying! The chicken looks fresh and delish! I can’t wait to try this recipe.
Mhaan | http://www.mommyrockininstyle.com
Thank you for sharing recipe.
You’re welcome 🙂
Yum! This is a great recipe for a quick weeknight meal. thanks for sharing!
Omg can we say yum?!?! This pasta dish looks so yummy!!!! Must give it a try!
Mmmmm looks good! I love cooking with pasta and Ragu is definitely a staple!
Nina
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Mmmmm this recipe is so delicious and healthy. Plan to make it for my family (:
Pasta & spicy foods are staples in our house, I love how this recipe marries them both together!
xoxo, SS
Southern And Style
I love spicy food! This looks really great.
Sounds like unique and delicious meal!
Looks super yummy and easy to make!
This looks so good! I just love spicy foods!
I love cajun flavors and this easy to do recipe really appeals to me! I think my family would enjoy and we’ll be trying it soon!
I love this Spicy Chicken pasta, I should try this and my hubby would love this too for sure
I love anything cooks for pasta plus the spicy of food
Oh my goodness! Chicken Pasta is my favorite dish. I’ll have to try this.
Looks amazing! This would be perfect for a mid-week dinner, thanks!
Looks FAB! I have trouble digesting really spicy food, but my family loves it! I will share it with them 🙂
Garlic does burn fast – learned that the hard way. Love spaghetti and Cajun sounds great.
Yes, that bitter burnt garlic taste sure does ruin perfectly good food.
I love spicy food and I love pasta as well. This is a recipe that I’d love to keep! Thanks for the recipe, I would love to give this a try soon.
Pasta is a great canvas for spicy sauces. Hope you give this a try 🙂
Looks delicious! I love all types of pasta
Can’t go wrong with a good pasta dish for dinner 🙂
Another great recipe!
Thank you, Andrea 🙂
My husband would love this. His family on his dads side is from the south, so they like cajun type food.
Looking forward to trying this with my family!
Don’t forget the steamed rice 🙂
I make something similar to this, but it never looks that good when I plate it, lol. I think I might tweak mine and try it your way. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Oh my goodness this looks absolutely delicious – I love pasta and spicy chicken sounds like it would work wonderfully with it. x
This looks so delicious! Might try that for dinner
Thanks, Ruxandra 🙂
Cajun-flavor and Pasta. This is a combination that I have not tried. Although I may have to replace chicken with shrimp because I am allergic to the latter. I’m thinking it should still taste good right. Well, I am excited to try this recipe at home.
Looks great! I love all things spicy, so the Cajun part sounds fab!
I would love a bowl of this spicy cajun chicken for lunch now, looks scrumptious!
Food technology has advanced so much that one can literally open a bottle and invite traditional flavours and aromas into the kitchen. Convenience is the name of the game.
This would sure impress my dinner guests, YUMM
Now this is a meal my husband would want ‘more and more’ of!! He is a spicey lover and this looks perfect! and easy!
I love cajun, sounds like a great dish!
when a recipe is well constructed as a post so neat and good like this, i find it interesting to always do more of it, with this no one can go wrong in making this own their own, thanks for sharing.
Love chicken! Love pasta and think this is a quick easy recipe ~ yum!
We love using angel hair pasta. Helps stretch grocery bill.
Spaghetti is my favorite noodles, I’m always looking for new recipes for it. Thanks for this one!
Ohh! This looks so good, and easy to make on a school night. I am going to try this one out this week! Thanks so much for the recipe.
I love angel hair pasta. This looks like a great recipe! My husband likes spicy food so I’m sure he would love this.