Cashew Cream Cajun Chicken Pasta - Dairy Free!

Name: Cashew Cream Cajun Chicken Pasta - Dairy Free!
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6, 6 servings
Cuisine: cajun
Ingredients: 3/4 cup raw cashews; 12 ounces gluten free pasta; 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces; 1/2 small yellow onion, finely diced; 1/2 a large red pepper, thinly sliced; 1/2 a large yellow or orange pepper, thinly sliced; 3 cloves of garlic, chopped; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; ¼ teaspoon dried thyme; Pinch or two of cayenne (optional); OR; 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning instead of onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, paprika, and thyme; 1 1/2 cups broth, chicken or vegetable broth both work well; 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, or to taste; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste; Parsley, to garnish (optional)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 35m total

Servings

Calories

19% of a 2,000 cal day

375KCAL

Protein

24g48% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat17g

21%

Saturated3g

13%

Unsaturated14g

—

Total Carbs33g

12%

Fiber3g

10%

Total Sugars4g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch27g

—

Sodium1794mg

78%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Creamy cashew-based Cajun chicken pasta made without dairy or gluten. Bold, spiced, and satisfying with a crave-able sauce built on toasted cashew cream. A weeknight dinner that tastes indulgent without the heaviness of traditional cream sauces.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

¾ cupraw cashews
12 ozgluten free pasta
3 tbspolive oil
1 lbboneless skinless chicken breasts — cut into bite-sized pieces
½small yellow onion — finely diced
½large red pepper — thinly sliced
½large yellow pepper — thinly sliced, or large orange pepper
3garlic — chopped
2 tbsptomato paste
1 tsponion powder
1 tspgarlic powder
1 tspdried oregano
1 tspsmoked paprika
¼ tspdried thyme
1–2 pinchcayenne — optional
OR
2 tbspCajun seasoning
1½ cupschicken broth — or vegetable broth
2 tbspnutritional yeast
1½ tspkosher salt
½ tspblack pepper
Parsley — optional

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Method

35m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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