Cajun Chicken Pasta/Rice

If you haven't heard of Dinosaur BBQ you are either A) not from Upstate, NY or B) have been living in a cave the past few decades. One seasoning I love, love, love from Dinosaur BBQ is there Cajun Foreplay seasoning aka, "the taste of New Orleans", Dixieland Dust, Creole etc. You haven't tried it yet? What are you waiting for!!  It's a versatile mixture of paprika, garlic, cayenne, sugar, onion, pepper, and roasted chillies that add zip, tang and spice. Add this seasoning as your favorite rub, or to a burger for a little kick, let your imagination run wild with food! This is one of those recipes that anyone can do, and I mean anyone,...easy to MAKE a mess, but hard to mess up!

Cajun Chicken Pasta

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of flour (depending on how much chicken you are making)
4-6 tablespoons of Dinosaur BBQ's Cajun Foreplay (more or less depending on your hotness factor
Boneless chicken breasts, thighs, drums, whole chicken, or boneless chicken strips (what I usually use)
1-2 cups of heavy cream
4 tablespoons of butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1 red pepper
1/2 cup of onion


Steps
Make a flour and seasoning dredging station (for more intense flavor sprinkle with Cajun seasoning first before dredging in flour mix)
Dip each piece of chicken into the flour/seasoning dredge. Make sure each is coated.
In a 9x12 dish rub butter over the bottom of the dish, and place each chicken piece in the pan.
I usually add an additional 4 teaspoons of butter to the top of the chicken (this will help with the crispness of the chicken coating)
You may want to flip each piece of chicken once so it gets a nice golden brown coating.
Put in the oven for 30 minutes at 350 and serve over rice, linguine, or penne pasta.


Sauce for Pasta
If you are making pasta, you will want to make sauce to go with it. Here is how I make mine....

Simmer 2 cups of heavy cream (or 1/2 cup of cream and 1 cup of milk) and add 2 tablespoons of butter. Let butter melt and add 2-3 teaspoons of the same Cajun Foreplay seasoning (depending on your hotness tolerance). Let simmer for 2-3 minutes then add chicken. Let simmer another 2-3 minutes until sauce thickens up. Add sauce and chicken mixture over pasta or rice.

Where can you buy this seasoning? Look for it in the spice/baking section of Wegmans or Dinosaur BBQ itself!

Enjoy!
<3 Jenn