Spicy Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce - ioanacooks

Ingredients

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced into 4 thin fillets
• 200 grams rigatoni or similar short pasta
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus extra for frying
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, sliced
• 120 millilitres tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes
• 240 millilitres heavy cream
• 120 millilitres reserved pasta water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning, divided
• sea salt, to taste
• 25 grams Parmesan cheese, finely grated
• chili flakes, for garnish (optional)
• fresh parsley, finely chopped, for garnish (optional)