Chili’s Cajun Chicken Pasta Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 Skinless boneless chicken breasts

  pounded
• 2 large tomatoes

  diced
• ¼ Grated Parmesan

  or other hard cheese
• Lemon Pepper Seasoning
• 3 cloves Garlic
• ¼ Half and Half
• 3 tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 tbsp Butter
• ⅓ cup Dry white wine
• ½ Cilantro
• Fresh ground pepper

  to taste
• Sea salt

  to taste

Instructions

• 1 While you’re prepping your ingredients, boil your pasta water. Remember, add
  salt to that water: “Salty like the sea, folks!” Cook your pasta al dente and
  set aside ⅓ cup of pasta water. We want that starchiness!
• 2 Between two pieces of plastic wrap or in a plastic bag, pound your boneless,
  skinless chicken thighs until thin. Get out that aggression of the past three
  years. Go for it! Season generously with the Lemon Pepper Seasoning.
• 3 Mince your garlic and dice your tomatoes, set aside. We’ll get back to those in
  a bit. 
• 4 In a large skillet, heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat. When your oil
  shimmers, add your chicken thighs and cook for 4 minutes on each side. Like I
  always say, trust your chicken! Don’t touch it. Let it do its thing. I promise
  it will be ok 😉 When your chicken is cooked through, remove it from the pan and
  set it aside on a plate.
• 5 Next, reduce your heat to low. Wait a few minutes, then add another tbsp of
  olive. Slowly sauté your minced garlic. I’ve said it a million times: for the
  love of all garlic, don’t burn it! It’s so incredibly easy to burn your garlic.
  (I know from experience.) So please be patient.
• 6 When your garlic is fragrant, add your diced tomatoes and continue to cook on
  low. After a few minutes, add your butter and let it melt. When your butter is
  melted, add your Old Bay Seasoning and continue to cook on low.
• 7 Next, add your white wine and half and half. Cook on low for 5 minutes until all
  is incorporated. At this point, if your sauce looks like it needs to be a bit
  “saucier,” add the pasta water you reserved, then season with salt and pepper to
  taste.
• 8 Finally, add your scrumptious chicken thighs back into your cast iron skillet.
  Baste those puppies in your delicious sauce and serve over your pasta with
  grated cheese and cilantro. Enjoy!

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