This Cajun shrimp and sausage pasta packs a lot of flavor and is loaded with plump shrimp and crispy bits of smoked sausage. It\u2019s the perfect quick meal for those weeknights when you feel like a treat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cajun Shrimp Pasta with Sausage<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ingredients
1 lb. large shrimp (peeled and deveined)
Kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper (to taste)
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning (or Creole seasoning)
\u00bd teaspoon dried Oregano
2 tablespoons Olive oil
6 oz andouille sausage or smoked sausage (thinly sliced)
10 ounces fettuccine pasta
\u00bd 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)
\u00bd cup crushed tomatoes
1 cup chicken broth sodium free
1 cup heavy cream
\u2154 cup Grated Parmesan
1 tablespoon parsley (chopped)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How To Make Cajun Shrimp Pasta with 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 \u2013 5 minutes. Remove to plate, set aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Add pasta to salted boiling water and cook until al dente.
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. Saut\u00e9 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.
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 \u2013 3 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste and then lastly, add shrimp.
Serve with chopped parsley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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