Blackened Chicken Strips On Pasta With Cajun Sauce Recipe

• 1/4 c. Paprika
• 1 tsp Garlic pwdr
• 1 tsp Onion pwdr
• 1/8 tsp Pepper
• 1 tsp Dry fines herbes
• 4 x Chicken breast halves without skin, boneless
• 1 x Clove garlic, chopped
• 2 Tbsp. Onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 c. Chicken broth, defatted
• 1 x Tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1/4 c. Dry white wine
• 1 Tbsp. Fresh herbs, minced (like: oregano, basil, tarragon, marjoram) Salt, to taste
• 8 ounce Penne pasta

1. To make Cajun spice, mix paprika, garlic pwdr, onion pwdr, pepper, and fines herbes.
2. Set aside.
3. Put the chicken breasts between 2 pcs of wax paper and lb.
4. to flatten.
5. Moisten breasts with water and rub with Cajun spice (reserve 1/4 tsp.
6. for the sauce).
7. Spray a very warm cast-iron pan with vegetable spray and then quickly fry breasts for 4 to 6 min, or possibly till done.
8. Remove breasts and slice into thin strips.
9. Set aside.
10. Saute/fry garlic and onion in a small pan which has been sprayed with vegetable spray, till onion is soft.
11. Add in broth, tomato, wine, fresh herbs and 1/4 tsp.
12. of the Cajun spice.
13. Simmer for 8 min.
14. Season with salt to taste.
15. Meanwhile cook pasta, drain, and place on a platter.
16. Lay chicken on pasta and then drizzle with sauce.
17. NOTES : I made this recipe a couple of nights ago.
18. For the first time in 20 years, my darling husband actually went bonkers over something I cooked!
19. The only thing I did different was which I cooked the sauce in the same pan I cooked the chicken in, using the sauce to deglaze the pan.
20. It was not too spicy and didn't smoke up the house.
21. I also used homemade pasta!

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Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/blackened-chicken-strips-on-pasta-with-cajun-sauce-86878 (may not work)