Healthy Creamy Cajun Pasta

About This Recipe

Add this Healthy Creamy Cajun Pasta recipe to your next meal prep! Made with cottage cheese, packed with protein, and super easy to make.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ Cups Cottage Cheese
• 14.5 Ounces Diced Tomatoes (Fire Roasted)
• 1 Tablespoon Cajun Seasoning
• ¼ Cup Parmesan Cheese
• 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
• Vegetables (Your Choice (I like Bell Peppers + White Onion))
• 10 Ounces Pasta (Your Choice)
• 1 Pound Chicken (Breast or Thighs)
• 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
• 2 Teaspoons Cajun Seasoning
• Salt (Your Choice)

Instructions

1. Add your Cottage Cheese, Diced Tomatoes, Parmesan Cheese, and Cajun Seasoning into either a blender or food processor
2. Blend or process until smooth
3. Add your Olive Oil into a large stovetop pan over medium heat
4. Optionally Chop up your Vegetables and add them into your pan
5. Let your Vegetables cook for a couple minutes (keep them moving)
6. Drop your heat to low and pour in your Cottage Cheese Sauce
7. Let your Sauce heat up evenly as you continue to mix it (low and slow)
8. Cook your Pasta however long your box says to
9. Drain and add/mix in your cooked Pasta
10. Cut up your Chicken and add/mix that in
11. Let everything heat up evenly for a few minutes
12. Trim the fat off of your Chicken and cut each piece in half
13. Put your Chicken into a dish
14. Add in your Olive Oil, Cajun Seasoning, and Salt
15. Mix everything around until all of your pieces are coated
16. Place your Chicken onto a lined baking sheet
17. Let your Chicken cook on 400F/204C for around 20-25 minutes or until your Chicken reached 165F/73C