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Cajun chicken pasta cooked in the pressure cooker. This is served with fresh chopped basil in a blue ramen bowl.
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Pressure cooker cajun chicken pasta

Creamy, delicious cajun chicken pasta cooked in the pressure cooker.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword cajun, chicken, pasta, pressure cooking
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 569kcal
Author Katykicker

Ingredients

  • 300 g dry pasta
  • 350 g chicken breast
  • 15 ml vegetable oil
  • 2 peppers
  • 2 onions
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 400 g tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
  • 100 ml single cream
  • 60 g soft cream cheese
  • 500 ml water
  • Optional: 30g parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Mince or grate your garlic cloves.
  • Dice or thinly slice the peppers and onions.
  • Chop the chicken breast into slices.
  • Make up 500ml of chicken stock using the water and chicken stock cube.
  • Heat up the vegetable oil in either the pressure cooker pot or a pan on your hob if your pressure cooker doesn't have a brown or sauté setting.
  • Brown the peppers, onions and chicken in the vegetable oil.
  • Place the browned peppers, onions and chicken into your pressure cooker pot.
  • Next add the dry pasta, garlic, chopped tomatoes, black pepper, paprika, cajun seasoning and chicken stock to the pressure cooker pot.
  • Stir well to mix the ingredients together.
  • Set to cook on high pressure for 5 minutes.
  • Quick release the steam.
  • Add the cream cheese and single cream then stir through. Add the grated parmesan cheese here if you're using this.
  • Serve and enjoy.
  • I love to add a little sprinkle of thinly sliced basil to mine!

Nutrition

Calories: 569kcal