Best 3 Blackened Chicken Pasta Recipes

BLACKENED CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the penne, then drain and set aside.
• Place olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and add chicken; cook until cooked through, turning chicken halfway through. Remove from pan and slice into bite-sized pieces. Return chicken pieces to pan with mushrooms, tomatoes, green onions and minced garlic. Saute together while tossing occasionally for 2 minutes. Add heavy cream, Parmesan, Creole seasoning and noodles to chicken and vegetables and cook, stirring frequently to heat noodles and melt cheese. Taste and add more Creole seasoning until it's just right. If you are brave enough to toss all the ingredients in the pan, do it! We love to catch the flame just right and it creates a wonderful show for the guests to watch.

BLACKENED CHICKEN WITH PENNE PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta, drain.
• Place back into pot with tomatoes, peas and pine nuts.
• Place cut up chicken in bowl.
• Sprinkle with 2 TB Cajun seasoning over chicken (mix through chicken).
• Heat margaine in nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot, add chicken and cook until no longer pink.
• Combine whipping cream and remaining Cajun seasoning.
• Pour over chicken and continue cooking (low heat) until warmed through.
• Pour chicken and sauce over pasta and vegetables, cook until completely warmed through.

BLACKENED CHICKEN PASTA WITH ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• 1 Preferrably use a cast iron skillet for blackening the chicken breasts. If you don't have one then regular skillet will work. SAUCE: 2 First off place 1 stick of butter and cream cheese in large saucepan on medium heat, let melt, stir in 1 pint of heavy cream. 3 Let simmer for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. 4 Slowly stir in the parmesan cheese, about 1/4 cup at a time. 5 Add salt and pepper if desired. 6 Simmer for about 20 minutes on low heat. Stirring frequently. 7 The longer this simmer's the better. 8 If sauce seems to be real thick then slowly stir in the rest of heavy cream. 9 In the meantime while the sauce is simmering start the noodles. Drain. Set aside,adding a little of sauce so the noodles don't stick. Chicken: 10 While the sauce is simmering, preheat skillet on medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons butter. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with Zataran's blackened seasoning. Place on to skillet and brown on both sides, turn down heat to medium. Cook on each side for about 7-8 minutes or until no longer pink in the middle. 11 Place noodles on plate, top with sauce and place the chicken on the side. 12 Garnish sauce with fresh grated parmesan cheese. 13 Serve with your favorite salad and breadsticks.