This Cajun shrimp and sausage pasta packs loads of taste and is loaded with plump shrimp and crispy bits of smoked sausage. It’s the right fast meal for these weeknights if you really feel like a deal with!
Elements
- 1 lb. giant shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- Kosher salt and recent cracked black pepper (to style)
- 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
- ½ yellow onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 pink 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 hen broth sodium free
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ⅔ cup Grated Parmesan
- 1 tablespoon parsley (chopped)
How To Make Cajun Shrimp Pasta with Sausage
Toss shrimp with salt, pepper, Cajun seasoning and Oregano, and coat effectively. Warmth a big skillet over medium excessive warmth and drizzle backside of pan with olive oil.
Add shrimp and cook dinner for two minutes. Flip shrimp over and cook dinner one other minute or two. Then take away to a plate and put aside. Drizzle pan with slightly extra olive oil, add sausage and brown till properly caramelized, about 4 – 5 minutes. Take away to plate, put aside.
Add pasta to salted boiling water and cook dinner till al dente.
Decrease warmth to medium and add a bit extra olive oil to the pan, add the onion, pink bell pepper, Cajun seasoning, brown sugar, and a beneficiant pinch of salt. Sauté till onion and pepper have softened a bit, scraping up any browned bits you can. Add the garlic and cook dinner till aromatic, about 30 seconds.
Add crushed tomatoes, hen broth and heavy cream. Carry to a simmer, stirring and scraping up any brown bits from backside of pan, simmer a pair minutes.
As soon as simmering, add Parmesan and stir into sauce. When Parmesan is mixed in, add cooked pasta and sausage and stir to mix and warmth by way of, 2 – 3 minutes. Salt and pepper to style after which lastly, add shrimp.
Serve with chopped parsley.