Light Er Cajun Chicken Alfredo
This is my trimmed and more diet friendly version of cajun chicken alfredo. A few simple substitutions make a creamy favorite something for the one on the diet to enjoy as much as the one who just wants flavorful creamy spicy pasta. I adapted this recipe from one by guy fieri. Now this would still be a bit of a treat but it is about 400 calories lighter per serving than it's full fat relative.
Steps
Place chicken and blackening spice or cajun spice in a bag and toss to coat.
In a non-stick pan over medium high heat , cook chicken until blackened on the outside there will be fumes from the blackening spice , you may want to turn on a fan.
The chicken is also wonderful done on the bbq and the fumes are better if outside.
Remove chicken and slice into bite sized pieces and add back into the pan.
Reduce heat add garlic and sun-dried tomatoes and saute until garlic starts to brown.
De-glaze the pan with the wine.
Add cream , bring to just about a boil and simmer until sauce begins to thicken , coaxing it along by adding the parmesan.
Stir in linguine and green onions or chives.
Ingredients
boneless skinless chicken breasts, fresh linguine, blackening seasoning, extra virgin olive oil, green onion, light cream, sun-dried tomato, garlic, chicken broth, parmesan cheese