This was literally a throw together pasta, I needed a quick dinner, so of course I reach for pasta, cooks in minutes right? So this is how I brought this meal together.
DIRECTIONS
In a large pot, add water & place over heat. Add in salt & butter so pasta noodles won’t stick & assure that they have flavor. Place a deep non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, add in about two tablespoons of butter & allow to melt. Add in peppers, onion, and minced garlic, cook 2-3 mins & add in cream of chicken, & cream cheese, stir in until contents start to break down, slowly add in about a half cup of milk to loosen up the mixture. Continue to cook & stir & add in mozzarella (amount is by preference). Now we can add in our spices, and start to bring it all together, but first, our pasta should be ready!
Before we put the pasta into a colander, let’s remove about a cup & 1/2 of the pasta water & set aside, we’ll use this to loosen the pasta sauce after we add in the pasta & more cheese.
Drain pasta noodles, (do not rinse) & set aside. Now we go back to the sauce, add in a few dashes of the black pepper, cajun seasoning, & chopped oregano. Stir & continue to cook, but reduce heat as well.
Transfer drained noodles into sauce. Using a pair of tongues, toss the pasta into the sauce, add in more mozzarella cheese & allow it to melt. Pasta should be really thick at this point, so now we want to slowly add in the reserved pasta water to loosen the dish again. We are almost done, spinach cooks in a flash & also wilts down, so this is where we add it. Take a handful of spinach from your bag, add to skillet, use your tongues to place large portions of pasta over spinach to allow it to cook, continue this process until you have mixed in all of your spinach, if you still have pasta water, you can add more here if desired. You can cover your pasta with a lid now, & remove from heat.
This is what your seasoned fish should look like…
Here are the details
Sprinkle your fish on both sides with the EVOO & set aside, in a small bowl, combine all of the dry spices together & mix with a spoon. I use gloves, or you can just use your hands, sprinkle both sides of fish with dry seasonings, set aside.
I use my Simple Living Air Fryer to cook the fish, it has pre-settings for fish, so I popped it right in & it was done in about 10 minutes. However, if you do not have an air fryer, use your oven, so you will want to have pre-heated it on 400 degrees. Lay wax paper over a cookie sheet, spray with non stick spray, and place fish on it & then pop it into the oven. Cook until blackened, about 12-15 minutes. Enjoy!