Howdy folks hows it going welcome to my virgin
kitchen it's Barry here and todays recipe
request comes from me I just thought i'd show
you guys a recipe I want to do for a change
it's a creamy cajun chicken penna pasta dish
and you are gonna absolutely love it it'll
blow your mind - good times.
Looks amazing right and what I love about
this dish is ultimately it's so easy it's
easier than 1 + 1 but it's flexible it's fun
and quick and simple all that stuff as I say
you're gonna love it and if you're in a weeknight
hurry and you want something to make this
will be perfect for you - so if you want to
have a go at making this hit pause on the
video what am I doing with my arms?
I don't know hit pause on the video now write
them all down this is how you do it.
First up we'll place our chicken breasts between
two pieces of baking parchment and bash it
with our rolling pin to get it nice and even
then you want to work your ground cumin into
the chicken on both sides rubbing it and working
it in really well.
Don't get too carried away when rubbing the
cumin into your breasts this isn't the film
Ghost.
Next up we'll cook our pasta now i'm using
penne and it's fresh pasta so it cooks super
speedy quick and taste amazing it's like the
best invention in the World ever unless you
make your own pasta from scratch just cook
it according to package instructions whatever
pasta you're using good times.
Meanwhile get a griddle pan nice and hot and
lay down your chicken you want to cook that
for a good 5 minutes either side before leaving
it to rest on a plate.
With your pasta cooked drain it off then go
back to the pan you cooked the pasta in and
add in under a low flame your cream, parmesan,
salt, onion powder, pepper, cumin, lemon zest
and parsley you wanna bring this to a simmer
mix it together and tweak it to your liking.
Now this is your opportunity to really customise
that sauce in there so if you want to give
it a bit more zing add some more lemon in
there a little more cumin or pepper to give
it that bit more spank whatever you want to
do ultimately it's you that's got to eat it
so make sure you're happy with it, yeah.
Whilst you are a waiting slice up your chicken
breasts and once the cream starts to bubble
tip in the drained off pasta and stir it through
with a spatula to coat it and warm it through.
Now we use a spatula rather than a wooden
spoon on the pasta as it's a bit more flexible
and cares for the pasta more than the hard
wooden spoon it could break it and damage
it so love your pasta with a spatula and it'll
love you back.
Once it's ready serve your pasta up with some
of your chicken strips, some diced tomatoes,
avocado, extra parmesan and parsley and a
squidge of lemon on top to freshen it up and
that is looking amazing.
Shabba dabba ding dong guys this tastes amazing
you've got that real freshness of the avocado
tomato and lemon working it's way through
it and that kick of the cumin edge right on
those chicken pieces which are so tender and
juicy and i'm loving it I feel like i'm tap
dancing around my kitchen and I don't even
know how to tap dance.
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