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DATE NIGHT PASTA Aka Cajun Chicken Pasta

Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 chicken fillet
  • Olive oil
  • 50 g butter
  • Chili flakes
  • Salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp Kashmiri powder
  • ½ tsp cajun or chipotle spice
  • ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 150 g baby tomatoes
  • Fresh basil leaves
  • Pouring cream
  • 2 cups Rigatoni pasta
  • 1 cup Gouda cheese (shredded)
  • 2 tbs Parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

  • Boil pasta until al dente.
  • Save 1/2 cup pasta water.
  • Poke a few holes into the chicken fillet. Pour a little olive oil over the fillet. Sprinkle and rub the spices plus ginger garlic paste onto the fillet.
  • Heat a cast iron or non-stick pan with olive oil.
  • Add a sprinkling of chili flakes.
  • When the oil is warm, add the fillet and fry on both sides until cooked through.
  • Remove and keep aside.
  • In the same pan, add the butter.
  • Toss in the tomatoes and allow the tomatoes to burst and cook soft.
  • Add a little pasta water as required to thicken the sauce
  • Add in the basil leaves and sliced chicken.
  • Pour in the cream and dress with plenty of cheese.
  • Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and freshly ground black pepper