Gluten Free Penne with Cajun Chicken

  4.8 – 4 reviews  

I sort of created this recipe using my own method for making enchilada sauce. I made the sauce into a dip because I always want to dip my chips in it! Serve with Fritos® or tortilla chips. Also delicious in tortillas.

Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 (12 ounce) box Barilla Gluten Free Penne
  2. 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  3. 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  4. 1 Vidalia onion, cut julienne style
  5. 1 red bell pepper, cut julienne style
  6. 6 domestic mushrooms, quartered
  7. 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  8. 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
  9. ½ cup dry white wine
  10. ½ cup heavy cream
  11. ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
  12. Salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
  2. Meanwhile in a hot skillet, brown the chicken in olive oil over high heat for approximately 5 minutes. Add onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, garlic and Cajun seasoning and saute for 3 additional minutes. Stir in wine then season with salt and pepper; reduce liquid by half.
  3. Add cream and bring to simmer.
  4. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions.
  5. Drain and toss with sauce and stir in cheese before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 527 kcal
Carbohydrate 52 g
Cholesterol 79 mg
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 21 g
Saturated Fat 8 g
Sodium 415 mg
Sugars 3 g
Fat 25 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Elizabeth Hernandez
I am just getting into eating Gluten Free because my girlfriend is Celiac, OMG! this was an amazing dish. The flavor profiles from it were amazing. My girlfriend also has issues from eating Mushrooms, so I substituted Asparagus instead. I will defiantly make it again.
Ashley Jones
Amazing! Triple the mushrooms.
Anthony Wagner
Looks tasty !!!
Jessica Wang
Quick and easy to make. Delicious, too! The chicken and pasta flavors were enhanced with the red peppers, mushroom, onion combo. The sauce was very tasty but runny and not enough. Next time I will double the sauce and try thickening it up a bit with some flour or corn starch. Thanks for a great recipe, Barilla!

 

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