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    Spicy Chicken Lazone Pasta

    Sep 5, 2018 · 64 Comments

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    Spicy Chicken Lazone Pasta is a flavorful and easy chicken pasta dinner that comes together in only 30 minutes! Easy to make weeknight pasta dish! This dinner recipe is simple, fast and delicious!

    Spicy Chicken Lazone Pasta

    I think there’s nothing better than having a restaurant quality pasta dish on the table within minutes! Well, let me introduce you to Chicken Lazone. With pasta! It’s perfect for treating your family and friends. They will love this delicious creamy pasta dish! Chicken tenders are pan seared in butter and oil, and then served with a decadent New Orleans sauce over spicy pasta.

    Spicy Chicken Lazone Pasta dish is such a delicious meal to prepare. Most home kitchens have all of the ingredients to recreate this amazing creole chicken pasta dish with spicy New Orleans sauce. And no one has to know how simple and quick it is!

    What is New Orleans Chicken Lazone

    This creamy chicken pasta recipe comes from the restaurant “Brennan’s” located in New Orleans. There it was created by the executive chef of Brennan’s, Lazone Randolph who developed a simple method to whip up a quick New Orleans sauce that goes well with spicy chicken pasta.

    Even though the chef is long gone and the amazing spicy chicken pasta dish is off the restaurant’s menu, but the Chicken Lazone recipe itself lives on and is still there on the Internet! Too bad for them, but good for us!

    Spicy Chicken Lazone Pasta in cast iron pan

    What kind of pasta works best for Chicken Lazone Pasta

    I used linguine to make New Orleans Chicken Lazone Pasta recipe. But other great pasta choices in the order of acceptability are:

    • Fettuccine
    • Spaghetti
    • Penne

    Make sure to use chicken tenders

    Chicken tenders prevail! It’s important to use chicken tenders in this Spicy Chicken Lazone. Believe me! I cook a variety of chicken all the time and chicken tenders do prevail here in terms of taste and texture. There is something about chicken tenders that makes a huge difference here and bring up a plethora of flavors in spicy chicken pasta.

    Because chicken tenders are coated in paprika, creole seasoning and flour mixture  and then pan seared in a hot pan – the resulting texture of the spicy chicken is nothing short of amazing!

    You’ve got to try it to believe it!

    Easy Steps to make Spicy Chicken Pasta

    PREPARE THE FLOUR MIXTURE for spicy chicken by combining flour, creole seasoning, paprika, garlic powder and salt.

    Chicken tenders on a plate

    Then coat the chicken tenders with the mixture using a fork to flip them. Shake off any excess flour. 

    Spicy Chicken tenders on a white plate

    PAN SEAR chicken tenders in butter and olive oil for 4 minutes on each side for a total of 8 and them remove chicken onto a plate.

    How to make the sauce

    Melt butter in the pan and add remaining seasoning mixture into the sauce. This mixture will have all the spices to make your sauce taste wonderful!

    Use flour. If not using remaining mixture, make sure to use 2 tablespoons of flour and add more Creole seasoning, paprika and garlic powder (one teaspoon of each) to bring the flavor in.

    Make sure to cook the flour for 2-3 minutes until flour is no longer raw.

    Pasta in sauce in a pan

    Finally add heavy cream to the pan and bring to a boiling point – simmer for 3-4 minutes and then add cooked pasta to the spicy sauce.

    Chicken Lazone Pasta with tenders on too

    ADD CHICKEN to pasta with spicy sauce and spoon the sauce all over the chicken.
    Spicy Chicken Lazone Pasta is done!

    Storage, refrigeration, making ahead

    • Keep the food thin and flat. The best way to freeze creamy pasta is to do it fast. Chill the food first in the refrigerator before putting it in the freezer. Keeping the food thin and flat rather than thick will help the center to chill faster.
    • Individual portions for weekly meal prep. You can also load up a sheet pan with individual portions. This works well for weeknight meal prep. Just be sure you have room for it in the refrigerator and freezer.
    • Reheat slowly. However, the larger problem with this type of sauce is re-heating of it. Because the sauce tends to split into its constituent ingredients. Reheating the sauce very slowly on low heat is the best way to prevent the splitting. You might also want to add additional liquids when reheating. Either heavy cream or chicken stock, or both.

    Equipment you will need

    Cast iron skillet: I like to use cast iron skillets when making large batches of food. Not only do they hold heat very well, but they also make it easy to brown chicken or any other kind of meat. This traditional 12 inch cast iron skillet is large enough to fit all this pasta.

    Another option is this modern design cast iron skillet. This 12 inch sloped sides Lodge skillet comes with a helper handle and sloped sides.

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    Chicken Lazone
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    4.12 from 187 votes

    Spicy Chicken Lazone Pasta

    Chicken tenders are pan seared in butter then served with a decadent New Orleans sauce over pasta.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: chicken lazone, Chicken linguine
    Servings: 4
    Author: Olya

    Ingredients

    Seasoning Mixture

    • 1 teaspoon sea salt
    • 2 teaspoon Creole seasoning, (or Cajun seasoning)
    • 2 teaspoon paprika powder
    • 1 teaspoon onion powder
    • 2 teaspoon garlic powder
    • ¼ cup all purpose flour

    Chicken

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon butter
    • 1 lb chicken tenders

    Sauce:

    • 4 tablespoon butter
    • Remaining seasoning mixture
    • 2 cups heavy cream
    • 1 teaspoon paprika

    Pasta

    • 8 oz. linguine
    • 2 tablespoon parsley chopped
    • ½ cup Pasta water, (reserve it)

    Instructions

    • In a small bowl, combine salt, Creole seasoning, paprika powder, onion powder, garlic powder, and flour. Dredge the chicken in the seasoning mixture and shake off excess. Reserve any leftover spice/flour mix for the sauce.
    • Preheat large saute pan, add olive oil and melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken tenders until done, about 8 minutes (3-4 minutes per each side). Remove from the pan.
    • Add 4 tablespoons of butter to the empty skillet and add remaining seasoning mixture into the butter until cook it until flour is no longer raw. Add more paprika and heavy cream into the skillet. Bring to a boiling point.
    • Lower heat and simmer 3-4 minutes. Taste the sauce and adjust seasoning to your liking.

    Pasta

    • Boil pasta in salty water, drain, but do not rinse. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water. If you think the sauce needs thinning, add reserved pasta water to the sauce. Add it slow – as much as you would like to have according to your liking.
    • Add cooked pasta into the sauce and stir until fully coated. Add chicken into the skillet with pasta to reheat.
    • Serve with sauce spooned over chicken and pasta, and sprinkled with chopped parsley.
    Nutrition Facts
    Spicy Chicken Lazone Pasta
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 857 Calories from Fat 495
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 55g85%
    Saturated Fat 31g194%
    Cholesterol 233mg78%
    Sodium 880mg38%
    Potassium 700mg20%
    Carbohydrates 55g18%
    Fiber 3g13%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 35g70%
    Vitamin A 2970IU59%
    Vitamin C 5mg6%
    Calcium 82mg8%
    Iron 2.2mg12%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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    Comments

    1. Vanessa says

      December 14, 2022 at 11:30 am

      Tips/suggestions for adding vegetables to this dish?

      Reply
      • Olya says

        December 14, 2022 at 6:15 pm

        Mushrooms would be a good choice, but you can also add asparagus and/or broccoli (cooked) as well.

        Reply
    2. Cameron Snell says

      December 12, 2021 at 10:02 pm

      Super easy to make and extremely delicious! We will definitely make this a staple in our rotation!

      Reply
      • Olya says

        December 13, 2021 at 1:27 am

        Wonderful and what a great review! Thank you!

        Reply
    3. Denise says

      October 19, 2021 at 6:27 pm

      One of my family’s very favorites. I substitute milk for the cream and half the butter for olive oil, never miss it. My boys have been known to lick the plate clean – literally!

      Reply
      • Olya says

        October 20, 2021 at 6:23 pm

        We love to lick plates here too! Thank you Denise for such a warm review!

        Reply
    4. Christine Wojciechowski says

      November 03, 2020 at 8:14 pm

      Delicious! We loved it as is. The only thing I did different was I did 1/2 heavy cream and half fat free 1/2 & 1/2! Thank you for the recipe. Pinned to my Tried and True board!

      Reply
      • Olya says

        November 04, 2020 at 1:11 am

        Thank you, Christine! So glad you loved it!!

        Reply
    5. Kathy says

      August 02, 2020 at 10:26 am

      This recipe was fantastic! My family loved it agreed the chicken comes out so tender! We adjusted the ratio of ingredients for more chicken & pasta to feed growing college age kids who love leftovers, and the sauce came out a little thick & just but in some pasta water. Perfect! Will be making this easy recipe again!

      Reply
    6. Kate says

      June 13, 2020 at 5:55 pm

      Hi Olga, I made another one of your dishes using paprika but found the flavour to overwhelming (Chicken thighs with lemon garlic and beans).
      What type of paprika do you use in your recipes please? (I used smoked paprika).
      Love your recipes:)

      Reply
      • Olga says

        June 14, 2020 at 12:15 pm

        I usually use only sweet paprika. I do not use smoked paprika. I agree that it’s very overpowering.

        Reply
        • Cameron Snell says

          December 12, 2021 at 10:04 pm

          We used smoked paprika and it was delicious!

          Reply
          • Olya says

            December 13, 2021 at 1:19 am

            Smoked paprika is so delish!

            Reply
    7. torrey huss says

      March 10, 2020 at 2:30 pm

      added some cheddar cheese to it and a little more onion powder came out great.

      Reply
    8. Katie says

      March 08, 2020 at 11:44 am

      Can you season the chicken ahead and place in the fridge for a few hours?

      Reply
      • Olga says

        March 10, 2020 at 2:40 pm

        Yes, definitely!

        Reply
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