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Cajun Shrimp and Sausage Pasta
Creamy Cajun Shrimp is easy to make comforting one-pan pasta! With only 40 minutes of total work, this spicy shrimp pasta recipe is simple, fast and delicious!
Servings: 4
Equipment
- stainless steel skillet large, 12 inches
- Mixing bowls
- Cutting boards
- Large pot for pasta
Ingredients
- 1 lb. large shrimp, (peeled and deveined)
- Kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper, (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning, (or Creole seasoning)
- ½ teaspoon dried Oregano
- 2 tablespoons Olive oil
- 6 oz andouille sausage or smoked sausage, (thinly sliced)
- 10 ounces fettuccine pasta
Creamy Sauce
- ½ yellow onion, (thinly sliced)
- 1 red bell pepper, (thinly sliced)
- 4 teaspoons Cajun seasoning, (or Creole seasoning)
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 2-3 cloves garlic, (chopped)
- ½ cup crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup chicken broth, sodium free
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ⅔ cup Grated Parmesan
- 1 tablespoon parsley, (chopped)
Instructions
Cook shrimp and sausage
- Toss shrimp with salt, pepper, Cajun seasoning and Oregano, and coat well.
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and drizzle bottom of pan with olive oil.
- Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes. Flip shrimp over and cook another minute or two. Then remove to a plate and set aside.
- Drizzle pan with a little more olive oil, add sausage and brown until nicely caramelized, about 4 - 5 minutes.
- Remove to plate, set aside. The same skillet will be used for making sauce.
Make pasta
- Add pasta to salted boiling water and cook until al dente. Drain, but don't rinse. Set aside.
Make sauce
- Use the same skillet, now empty. Lower heat to medium and add a bit more olive oil to the pan, add the onion, red bell pepper, Cajun seasoning, brown sugar, and a generous pinch of salt.
- Sauté until onion and pepper have softened a bit, scraping up any browned bits that you can.
- Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add crushed tomatoes, chicken broth and heavy cream.
- Bring to a simmer, stirring and scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pan, simmer a couple minutes.
Final assembly
- Once simmering, add Parmesan and stir into sauce.
- When Parmesan is blended in, add cooked pasta, and sausage and stir to combine and heat through, 2 - 3 minutes.
- Salt and pepper to taste and then lastly, add shrimp (to avoid over steaming it in sauce).
- Serve with chopped parsley.
Nutrition Facts
Cajun Shrimp and Sausage Pasta
Amount per Serving
Calories
950
% Daily Value*
Fat
51
g
78
%
Saturated Fat
22
g
138
%
Cholesterol
483
mg
161
%
Sodium
1796
mg
78
%
Potassium
726
mg
21
%
Carbohydrates
73
g
24
%
Fiber
5
g
21
%
Sugar
6
g
7
%
Protein
49
g
98
%
Vitamin A
3055
IU
61
%
Vitamin C
51.6
mg
63
%
Calcium
450
mg
45
%
Iron
5.9
mg
33
%
* 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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Notes
Shrimp: Use large shrimp with tails on.
Pasta Choices: Use fettuccine, tagliatelle, pappardelle, or linguine.
Vegetables : Add green beans, or sauteed mushrooms. Asparagus and Kalamata olives are a nice touch.
Sausage: Andouille or smoked sausage.
