Recipe: Delicious Cajun chicken pasta salad

Cajun chicken pasta salad. Chicken Cajun Pasta Salad = Best Picnic Lunch. Make pasta salad, in a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water to cool pasta to room temperature.

This little chicken salad took a tour through Louisiana and ran off with some cheeky spicy remoulade sauce and who knows where they'll end up? It's easy enough, you can basically prep the ingredients as the chicken is poaching. I love the spicy kick that the Cajun seasoning brings to the salad. You can cook Cajun chicken pasta salad using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Cajun chicken pasta salad

1. It's of Orecchiette pasta.
2. You need of Cavatapi pasta.
3. It's 1/8 cup of Paul Prudome poultry seasoning at least.
4. You need of Italian dressing.
5. Prepare of French dressing.
6. It's of Bell peppers different colors cut into matchsticks and chunks.
7. Prepare of Black olives.
8. Prepare of Green onion.
9. You need of Yellow onion.
10. Prepare 3 halves of Chicken breast.
11. It's of The best olive oil you can find.

An easy weeknight dinner your whole family will love! This tomato-basil pasta salad with cajun chicken just screams summer to me! It's so light, fresh and the flavors play BEAUTIFULLY together! Perfect summer pasta salad recipe topped with fresh parmesan cheese!" My family and I came back from a much needed beach vacay last week for my birthday!

Cajun chicken pasta salad step by step

1. Boil pasta al dente drain... set aside.
2. Put oil in skillet (this gets really smokey if you can do this outside do it)Cut chicken breasts into bite sized chunks coat with olive oil...and paul prudome poultry seasoning (coat it well) when the oil in the skillet is smoking (be careful fine line here between smoking and a fire) the coated chicken gets crispy in the high heat (blackened) cook through..
3. Have chopped peppers onion olives chopped and ready.
4. When chicken is done add rest of veggies.
5. Stir for a minute or 2 then add french dressing and Italian dressing let it simmer for a few minutes..
6. Cool off (tastes great warm too).
7. Put cooled pasta salad in fridge overnight.
8. Flavors get better overnight!!!.
9. This can be adjusted to feed a few or alot of people.... use amounts that make sense to you (I know....for you people who measure everything this kinda sucks sorry).

This is an exceedingly yummy, decadent pasta dish with chicken, vegetables, and lots and lots of scrumptious carbs. It's a cinch to throw together, and if you don't have prepared Cajun spice in your cabinet, you can just throw a few spices. This creamy Cajun chicken pasta makes an amazing and easy weeknight dinner… Or, the best ever addition to any potluck, picnic, or tailgating party. You can easily chop the vegetables and prepare the creamy cajun mayo ahead of time to save time in the kitchen. But, of course, my favorite reason?