Name: Instant Pot Creamy Cajun Pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: southern
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 medium sweet or yellow onion, (diced); 1 green bell pepper, (diced); 6 white mushrooms, (sliced); 1 (14-ounce) package smoked sausage, (sliced); 3 garlic cloves, (minced); 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast (cut into bite-sized pieces); 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 2 1/2 cups chicken broth; 1 (14-ounce) can petite diced tomatoes (undrained); 1 tablespoon Cajun or Creole seasoning (I use Tony Chachere's); 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 12 ounces uncooked penne pasta; 4 ounces cream cheese, (softened and cut into pieces); 1 cup freshly grated or shredded Parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

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Instant Pot Creamy Cajun Pasta

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 20m total

Servings

Calories

37% of a 2,000 cal day

748KCAL

Protein

35g69% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat43g

55%

Saturated18g

92%

Unsaturated24g

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Total Carbs55g

20%

Fiber4g

15%

Total Sugars9g

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incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch42g

—

Sodium1422mg

62%

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

Cajun-spiced pasta with chicken, smoked sausage, and mushrooms in a creamy sauce made in the Instant Pot. Bold and comforting in under 30 minutes.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

1 tbspVegetable oil
1 tbspbutter
1sweet onion — medium, diced, or yellow onion
1green bell pepper — diced
6white mushrooms — sliced
14 ozsmoked sausage — sliced, 1 package
3garlic cloves — minced
1boneless, skinless chicken breast — cut into bite-sized pieces
1 tspsmoked paprika
1 tspItalian seasoning
2½ cupschicken broth
14 ozpetite diced tomatoes — undrained, 1 can
1 tbspCajun seasoning — or Creole seasoning
¼ tspcayenne pepper
12 ozuncooked penne pasta
4 ozcream cheese — softened, cut into pieces
1 cupParmesan cheese — freshly grated or shredded
½ cupheavy cream
1 tbspchopped fresh parsley

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Method

20m total

Read the method on Spicy Southern KitchenChristin Mahrlig’s original page

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