#CAJUN NINJA CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE PASTA FULL#

Prepare the meat by cutting the pork and chicken into cube like pieces, and slice the sausage.Ĭhop your vegetables and move them to the fridge.

Remove from heat, stir in cheese, and serve with fresh basil.Kosher Salt & Black Pepper (to season pork)ġ/2 Tablespoon of Cajun or Creole Seasoningġ lb (16 oz) of Bow Tie or Favorite Pastaįirst, start out by heating an oven safe pot over medium heat.

Lower to a simmer and stir occasionally until liquid has reduced and pasta is al dente, about 10-12 minutes.

Raise the heat to high and bring to a boil.

Add chicken stock, then water as needed until the pasta is just short of covered.

Let sit for a minute to let the tomato paste and spices bloom.

Add tomato paste and seasonings, and stir.

Keep covered, and stir every few minutes until veggies are soft. When mushrooms are brown, add peppers and onions.Once sausage is done browning (the garlic and jalapeños might look burnt here – that’s OK) add in the mushrooms.Clean them by wiping them gently with a barely damp (not wet) paper towel, and slice.

While chicken sausage browns, prepare your mushrooms.

Flip sausage pieces once they begin to sizzle and are thoroughly browned and crispy on the first side.

When garlic and jalapeños are soft, add chicken sausage to pan, spreading the pieces out flatly and evenly.

In a cold dutch oven or heavy bottomed pan, heat olive oil, garlic, and jalapeños over low heat.

However, if you do choose pain, just make sure you wait at least two hours between eating this for lunch and going to Pilates class, unless you want to feel your planks in your esophagus. I’m a heat fiend, so I used the biggest jalapeño I could find and left all the ribs and seeds in. You can also make this recipe gluten free, and make it as mild or as spicy as you like. The sauce is creamy, smoky, and slightly cheesy without being too high in fat, and clings to the noodles in a way that is slightly NSFW. It takes only about 30 minutes of active prep, and then 10-12 minutes of letting the pasta (and sauce) make itself while you scroll through Instagram do something productive.Īs a bonus, this spicy, flavorful pasta is packed with veggies that make it a filling meal all on its own.

One-pot pasta is an especially convenient meal, because there’s no water boiling or draining required. They’re great all the time, but especially in the colder months, and my enameled cast iron dutch oven has done some MAJOR heavy lifting this winter. I knew I had some chicken sausage, an onion, tomato paste, and some brown rice pasta begging to be used up, and so… The one-pot cajun pasta was born. So instead, I took a mental inventory of my pantry at home and went from there.

#CAJUN NINJA CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE PASTA FULL#

When I made the usually fatal mistake of walking into Trader Joe’s without a plan the other week, I knew I couldn’t just leave with a cart full of bamba snacks (as fun as that would have been). “I don’t know what a ‘Quartet of Snacks’ is supposed to be, but it’s going in the cart.” *SIDENOTE: filing away under ‘genius string quartet names’*īut rules are made to be broken after all, which is why I have more hummuses in my fridge than I can possibly finish, and also why this recipe exists. “FALAFEL SPICED VEGAN CAULIFLOWER GNOCCHI DUMPLING NUGGETS?!? Where have these BEEN all my life?!” “Well, my cart is at least 85% vegetables, so I guess one box of dark chocolate peanut butter cups won’t hurt. Raise your hand if this has ever been you at TJ’s: And NEVER go into Trader Joe’s without a plan. You know, like, always treat others the way you would want to be treated. I try to live by the simple rules in life.

Cajun ninja chicken and sausage pasta