Cajun Chicken Pasta

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup butter 
• 1 tablespoon cajun spice 
• 2 pounds chicken breast strips 
• 0.3 teaspoon basil dried
• 8 oz mushrooms fresh
• 0.3 teaspoon garlic powder 
• 1 small bell pepper green thinly sliced
• 2 slices green onions light sliced (white and green parts only)
• 4 servings garnish: green onions chopped
• 1.5 cups half-and-half 
• 0.3 teaspoon lemon pepper 
• 12 ounces pasta uncooked
• 1 small bell pepper red thinly sliced
• 1.3 teaspoons salt divided

Equipment

• frying pan

Directions

1. Prepare pasta according to package directions.
2. Sprinkle chicken evenly with Cajun seasoning and 1 tsp. salt. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add chicken, and saut 5 to 6 minutes or until done.
3. Remove chicken.
4. Add bell peppers, mushrooms, and green onions to skillet, and saut 9 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender and liquid evaporates.
5. Return chicken to skillet; stir in half-and-half, next 3 ingredients, and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt. Cook, stirring often, over medium-low heat 3 to 4 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
6. Add linguine; toss to coat.
7. Garnish, if desired, and serve immediately.
8. *1/2 (16-oz.) bag frozen sliced green, red, and yellow bell peppers and onion may be substituted. For testing purposes only, we used Birds Eye Pepper Stir-Fry.