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All the best parts of rich, flavorful Cajun chicken pasta, made into a filling, delicious, super creamy soup! Made in less than 30 minutes and with simple ingredients, this soup is wonderfully rich, with plenty of cream, Parmesan, and Cajun-blackened chicken.
🍲 What Makes This Recipe So Good
- We took that tried-and-true cajun chicken pasta and turned it into the ultimate comfort dish – soup! This flavorful take on chicken noodle soup combines cajun seasoning, juicy chicken, tangy diced tomatoes, and a creamy broth with tender ditalini pasta.
- I wouldn’t consider this soup overwhelmingly hot or spicy, so don’t panic. Of course, it’s easy to customize and adjust the spice levels. For a good kick, you might use another ½ tablespoon cajun seasoning. If you’re really heat sensitive, dial it back to just 1 tablespoon total and use it only on the chicken. You can always add more to the soup if you feel it needs it toward the end.
👩🏼🍳 Chef’s Tips
- It’s not necessary, BUT, if you want to really put your cajun chicken pasta soup over the top, serve it with a garnish of sliced green onions, crisp crumbled bacon, and a little more freshly shredded parmesan cheese.
- For a really thick, extra creamy soup, add in 2 ounces softened cream cheese when you add the broth and diced tomatoes. Make sure it’s softened, though. If it’s not room temperature when you add it, you risk it curdling in the dutch oven.
- I like to use thinly-sliced chicken breasts (typically 4 that weigh roughly¼ pound each) or chicken tenders. This lets me maximize the surface area for seasoning, plus it lets the chicken cook in roughly 5 minutes total. Larger chicken breasts will take longer to cook, generally 4-5 minutes per side.
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Recipe By: Cheryl Malik
4.98 from 38 votes
Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta Soup
Prep 15 minutes minutes
Cook 30 minutes minutes
Total 45 minutes minutes
This rich, creamy noodle soup is full of incredible flavors and tender Cajun-blackened chicken.
4 servings
Equipment
large dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot
Large spoon
small skillet
Tongs
Cutting board
Sharp knife
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 small white onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning divided
- 5 cups chicken stock or 4 cups chicken stock + 1 cup water
- 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes undrained
- 1 cup heavy cream at or close to room temperature
- 1 cup ditalini or other small pasta, dry
- 1 pound chicken breasts or tenders see Notes
- 1 tablespoon neutral oil
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan at room temperature, see Notes
- salt and pepper to taste
- green onions sliced, to garnish
Instructions
Heat butter in large dutch oven over medium-high heat. When butter is melted, add onions and garlic. Sauté approximately 5 minutes or until aromatics are tender and fragrant, then stir in 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning.
Remove pot from heat and stir in broth, diced tomatoes, and heavy cream. Return pot to heat and bring mixture to boil, then reduce heat to medium and let liquids come to rapid simmer.
Pour dry pasta into dutch oven and stir well. Cook 10 minutes, stirring regularly and making sure to scrape bottom of pot to prevent sticking or burning.
While pasta cooks, sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning over chicken, covering all sides.
Heat small skillet over medium heat. Once pan is hot, pour in 1 tablespoon neutral oil and rotate pan to cover surface with oil.
Add seasoned chicken to skillet. Cook 3 to 5 minutes, then flip chicken and cook on other side another 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to cutting board and let cool to touch, then chop chicken into bite-sized pieces.
Reduce heat under dutch oven to low. Remove pot from heat and stir in grated parmesan until well combined. Return pot to low heat and stir in chicken pieces, then let soup simmer 2 to 3 minutes.
Taste soup and add salt and pepper to taste. Portion soup into serving bowls. Garnish with sliced onions if desired and serve warm.
- Chicken: I like to use thinly-sliced chicken breasts (typically 4 that weigh roughly ¼ pound each) or chicken tenders. This lets me maximize the surface area for seasoning, plus it lets the chicken cook in roughly 5 minutes total. Larger chicken breasts (½ pound each or so) will take longer to cook, generally 4-5 minutes per side.
- Parmesan: Buy a block of parmesan and grate it yourself rather than using store-bought grated cheese. The prepackaged kind adds starches and other anti-clumping agents that will keep it from melting like it should.
- Make it Low Carb/Keto: Use palmini noodles instead of traditional pasta. Rinse the palmini well before adding it to the soup. Also, make sure your diced tomatoes don’t have any added sugars.
Approximate Information for One Serving
Serving Size: 1servingCalories: 744calProtein: 45gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 23gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 177mgSodium: 1408mgPotassium: 1132mgTotal Carbs: 47gFiber: 4gSugar: 2gNet Carbs: 43gVitamin A: 3024IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 338mgIron: 3mg
Nutrition Disclaimers
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
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One of my new favorite recipes to throw in the dinner rotation! Super easy to make and so yummy. I added about half a block of cream cheese and it was a game changer for me! I felt without the cream cheese it was a little too thin for my liking (still yummy) but it gives it more of a rich flavor. 10/10 recommend
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Yum, love that adjustment, Matti! I’ll have to try that next time I make it. Thank you for sharing!
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Can I add smoked sausage to this recipe?
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Sure!
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So yummy!! Made 8 servings and turned out amazing! Added some vegetable bullion for more flavor
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So glad you loved it! Thanks for sharing, Lauren!
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Could you make this into a crockpot recipe?
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Sure!
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I never leave comments on the recipes I try, but this one was so good . I will be adding this to our list of regular meals to make !
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We’re honored you took the time to share your feedback with us! Thank you so much, Tiana, I’m so happy you enjoyed this soup so much!
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How long is this recipe good leftover for? In the fridge.
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Refrigerated in an airtight container, it should keep up to 5 days.
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Left the pasta out, added crayfish, more garlic, more cayenne red pepper, and more salt. Won best taste and best individual at the 2024 Soup or Bowl awards!
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Congratulations, Steven! Your version sounds delicious, too!
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This soup was DELICIOUS!!! The flavors were amazing!
The only thing that I did different from the recipe was that I didn’t stir the shredded parm into the pot of soup. I left it on the side so we could individually add what we wanted to our own bowl. This was so so good!Reply
Ooh, that’s a great tip! So glad you loved it! 😊
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Mine came out very thin as opposed to creamy. Where did I go wrong?
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It’s really hard to say without more information since we weren’t there with you. Did you use heavy cream, or did you use another kind of dairy product? Did you use a full cup of grated fresh parm?
When you say “very thin as opposed to creamy”, what would you compare your results to? This soup won’t be as thick as a potato soup or cream of mushroom soup, but it shouldn’t be as thin as a chicken noodle soup.
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Just made this as stated above and it’s delicious!!! I needed a new type of soup and this is now going to be on my soup rotations!!
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We’re so happy it earned a spot in your soup rotations! Thanks for sharing, Katie!
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