CAJUN PASTA WITH CHICKEN AND SHRIMP

By Admin Friday, February 8, 2019

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon seasoned salt
• 8 ounces penne pasta
• 1 pound raw shrimp deveined, 
• cleaned, tail removed
• 4 boneless chicken chicken thighs, remove fat. and dice.
• 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Add salt to pot of water and bring to a boil. Cook pasta to al dente doneness. Before draining, scoop out at least 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Drain pasta and set aside.
2. While the pasta is cooking, cook the chicken, shrimp and sauce. Combine chicken and shrimp with cajun seasoning and olive oil in seperate bowls. Toss to combine.
3. Heat large skillet over medium high heat. Add butter and melt. Add shrimp in a single layer and cook until golden brown on each side, turning only once. You may have to cook shrimp in two batches to allow enough room. Once done cooking, transfer cooked shrimp to a clean plate and reduce heat to medium low. Do the same with the chicken after you cook the shrimp, cook chicken for a total of 10 minutes. 5 minutes on each side.
4. Add heavy cream to pan and scrape

   bottoms to release any food that is stuck to the bottom. Allow cream to bubble. Reduce heat to low and stir in parmesan cheese to melt. Add cooked pasta chicken and shrimp and stir to coat. If sauce needs to be thinned, add pasta water, one tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is achieved.