One-Pot Cajun Chicken and Sausage Pasta

Name: One-Pot Cajun Chicken and Sausage Pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8, 8 (1 1/4 cup) servings
Cuisine: cajun
Ingredients: 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; ¾ teaspoon dried oregano; ¾ teaspoon dried thyme; ½ teaspoon onion powder; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon black pepper; ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (if you want the dish spicier, feel free to increase to ½ teaspoon); 1 lb raw boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into small bite-sized pieces); 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil; 1 (13 oz) rope of turkey smoked sausage (I used Hillshire Farm); 1 medium yellow onion (diced); 2 ¾ cups reduced sodium chicken broth; 1 (15 oz) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes; 12 oz dry pasta such as penne, campanelle, farfalle or rotini (use whole wheat pasta if following the WW purple plan); 2 oz of 1/3 less fat cream cheese (cut into cubes (also labeled Neufchatel cheese)); 2 medium scallions (sliced (optional))

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 40m total

Servings

Calories

18% of a 2,000 cal day

362KCAL

Protein

28g56% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat10g

12%

Saturated3g

14%

Unsaturated7g

—

Total Carbs40g

15%

Fiber3g

11%

Total Sugars5g

—

incl. Added Sugars1g

Starch33g

—

Sodium883mg

38%

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

A one-pot Cajun pasta with chicken, sausage, and a creamy tomato sauce flavored with smoky spices. Rich and satisfying with deep, bold cajun flavors in a single Dutch oven.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

1½ tspsmoked paprika
1 tspgarlic powder
¾ tspdried oregano
¾ tspdried thyme
½ tsponion powder
½ tspsalt
½ tspblack pepper
¼–½ tspground cayenne pepper
1 lbraw boneless skinless chicken breasts
1½ tbspolive oil
13 ozturkey smoked sausage
1medium yellow onion — diced
2¾ cupsreduced sodium chicken broth
15 ozfire-roasted diced tomatoes — 1 can
12 ozdry pasta such as penne, campanelle, farfalle, or rotini — or whole wheat pasta
2 oz1/3 less fat cream cheese (also labeled Neufchatel cheese)
2medium scallions — sliced, optional

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Method

40m total

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