Cajun Chicken and Sausage Pasta

Name: Cajun Chicken and Sausage Pasta
Total time: 70
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 skinless, boneless chicken breast half; ½ teaspoon Cajun seasoning, or to taste; 1 link pork sausage with jalapeno pepper; 4 ounces farfalle (bow tie) pasta; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; ½ red bell pepper, chopped; ½ onion, chopped; 1 clove garlic, chopped; 1 ½ cups fat-free half-and-half, divided; 1 tablespoon cornstarch, or as needed; 1 pinch Cajun seasoning, or to taste; 1 pinch dried basil, or to taste

Recipe by Kelly Kear Clark from allrecipes.com

Dinner 1 Hr. 10 Mins.

Ingredients

2 servings

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1 skinless, boneless chicken breast half
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½ teaspoon Cajun seasoning, or to taste
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1 link pork sausage with jalapeno pepper
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4 ounces farfalle (bow tie) pasta
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2 tablespoons butter
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1 green bell pepper, chopped
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½ red bell pepper, chopped

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½ onion, chopped
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1 clove garlic, chopped
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1 ½ cups fat-free half-and-half, divided
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1 tablespoon cornstarch, or as needed
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1 pinch Cajun seasoning, or to taste
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1 pinch dried basil, or to taste

Instructions

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
Sprinkle both sides of chicken breast with 1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning, or to taste.
Grill chicken breast and pork sausage on the preheated grill until browned and no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and let rest for 5 minutes. Cut chicken and sausage into bite-size pieces.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the farfalle pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain.
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir green bell pepper, red bell pepper, onion, and garlic in hot butter until slightly softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir chicken and sausage pieces into vegetables, reduce heat to medium-low, and pour 1 cup half-and-half into skillet. Stir to combine.
Mix cornstarch into remaining 1/2 cup half-and-half in a small bowl until smooth; pour into skillet and stir until sauce simmers and thickens, about 5 minutes. Toss cooked farfalle pasta into mixture until coated; season with additional Cajun seasoning and dried basil.