Yield: Serves 4

Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta

Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta-2

This Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta is absolutely packed with protein because it uses cottage cheese to make the sauce creamy, chickpea pasta with added fiber, and air fryer chicken thighs.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

For the Cajun Chicken Thighs Marinade

  • 4-5 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs

For the Creamy Cottage Cheese Pasta

  • 1 box chickpea pasta
  • 1 cup pasta sauce (I use Rao's)
  • 1 cup low fat cottage cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce

Instructions

  1. Add adobo peppers, lime juice, salt and pepper to a blender and blend until smooth.
  2. Transfer the marinade to a sealable food bag along with the chicken thighs and marinade for at least a couple hours or up to overnight.
  3. Place the chicken in your air fryer basket and cook at 390 for 22 minutes. Flip the chicken halfway through cooking.
  4. While the chicken cooks, boil your pasta.
  5. Add the pasta sauce, cottage cheese, oregano, paprika, garlic salt and hot sauce to a blender and blend until smooth.
  6. Stir the sauce into the pasta and serve with chicken on top. Enjoy!

Notes

Air fryers are not consistent with cook times/temperatures. I recommend looking up chicken cook times with the manufacturer of yours.

I recommend using Butcher Box chicken thighs for this.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 390Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 140mgSodium: 1219mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 6gSugar: 8gProtein: 41g