Cajun Honey Chicken & Cheesy Garlic Pasta

Ingredients

• Chicken breast (Diced)
• Olive oil (Used for the chicken marinade and for cooking)
• PoggioliEats Cajun seasoning
• Honey
• Roasted garlic butter
• Garlic (Use plenty, as stated in the source)
• Chicken broth
• Evaporated milk
• Pasta shells
• Heavy cream
• Cheddar cheese
• Monterey Jack cheese
• American cheese
• Bacon
• Fresh parsley
• Parmesan cheese (The instructions abbreviate this as “Parm”)

Steps

1. 1

   Toss the diced chicken with olive oil, Cajun seasoning, and honey. Marinate for 30 minutes.

2. 2

   Heat olive oil in a large pan.

3. 3

   Add the marinated chicken and cook until golden and cooked through.

4. 4

   Remove the cooked chicken from the pan and set it aside.

5. 5

   Melt the roasted garlic butter in the same pan.

6. 6

   Add plenty of garlic and cook until fragrant.

7. 7

   Add the chicken broth and evaporated milk. Bring the mixture to a simmer.

8. 8

   Add the pasta shells and cook, stirring frequently, until tender.

9. 9

   Lower the heat and add the heavy cream. Cook until the sauce is slightly thickened.

10. 10

    Turn the heat to low. Stir in the cheddar, Monterey Jack, Parmesan, and American cheese until the sauce is smooth and creamy.

11. 11

    Mix some of the cooked chicken, bacon, and parsley into the pasta.

12. 12

    Plate the pasta and top it with the remaining chicken, bacon, and parsley.

Notes

The source provides ingredient names and method but no measurements for any ingredients. It also does not specify the amount of bacon or whether the bacon is cooked before being mixed in; use the source's stated ingredients and method accordingly.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• dinner
• one-pan
• stovetop
• comfort food
• Cajun-inspired
• chicken
• cheesy pasta