The seven ingredient dinner that's always a huge hit – it's ideal for big families and costs less than £2 per head
But for supermum Zoe Sullivan, it's an epic challenge.
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It's tricky for Zoe to cook for such a large family
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The Cajun pasta is an instant hit
Zoe, 46, and husband Ben, 50, have one of Scotland's biggest
families
with 12
children.
The pair are parents to Elizabeth, 20, Olivia, 18, Noah, 15, Evangeline, 13, Tobias, 12, Agnes, seven, Joseph, six, Flo, three, and two sets of twins, Charlotte and Isabelle, 17, and Leah and Erin, nine.
They have their own
cooking
up one of her family favourites, a viral recipe for
Cajun chicken pasta.
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It only has seven core ingredients, takes 25 minutes to cook and costs less than £2 per portion - ideal for such a big brood.
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The vlog
post
reads: "It's perfect for busy parents, large families, or anyone looking for easy, tasty dinner ideas that
kids
and adults will
love
."
Zoe was making the meal for four people in the afternoon and then another eight people later, for 12 of her 14-strong family.
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For her dozen, she cubes 12 chicken
breasts
and puts them in a bowl with 12 tablespoons of Cajun spice, and some
oil
to coat.
She then fries the chicken in a pan until it's browned then adds around six garlic gloves - or six teaspoons of lazy garlic, six tablespoons of garlic puree and another six tablespoons of Cajun spice.
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Then Zoe adds 900ml of veg stock and 1,200ml of double cream to the chicken mix and cooks until the meat is cooked and the sauce thickens.
Zoe then mixes the chicken mix and pasta together to complete the simple, family meal.
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The Moray
mum
said: "It's super yummy, it's really
nice
. It's creamy Cajun chicken pasta - try it for sure."
I am a mum of 12, our life is crazy but I would have another baby tomorrow
Zoe suggests leaving out a bit of spice if your kids don't like their food with too much kick and adding a bit of fresh parsley to finish off.
One follower said: "It looks lovely I bet it tasted delicious, I shall be trying it myself."
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And another said: "The Cajun chicken looks really good, I'm watching this in the evening and it's making me hungry."
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