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Creamy Cajun shrimp pasta with sausage
What a delicious Cajun recipe! You can make it within 30 minutes!
Preparation time 5 minutes
Cooking time 20 minutes
Total time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Calories950kcal
AuthorOlga
Ingredients
- 1 pound. Large prawns (peeled and deveined)
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon Cajun spices (or Creole spices)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried Oregano
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 oz andouille sausage or smoked sausage (in thin slices)
- 10 grams of fettuccine pasta
- ½ yellow onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 red pepper (in thin slices)
- 4 teaspoons of Cajun spices (or Creole spices)
- 1 teaspoon of brown sugar
- 2-3 cloves of garlic (minced)
- ½ cup of crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup chicken broth sodium free
- 1 cup of heavy cream
- 2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp parsley (finely chopped)
Instructions
- Toss the shrimp with salt, pepper, Cajun seasoning and oregano and cover well. Heat a large pan over medium-high heat and sift the bottom of the pan with olive oil.
- Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes. Turn the shrimp over and cook for another minute or two. Then remove it on a plate and set it aside. Dry the pan with a little more olive oil, add the sausage and brown until well caramelized, approx. 4-5 minutes. Remove from the plate and set aside.
- Add the pasta to salted boiling water and cook until cooked.
- Let low heat to medium heat and add a little olive oil to the pan, add the onions, peppers, Cajun spices, brown sugar and a large pinch of salt. Cook until the onion and pepper have softened slightly and peel off any browned pieces. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, approx. 30 seconds.
- Add crushed tomatoes, chicken broth and heavy cream. Bring to a boil, stir and remove all the brown pieces from the bottom of the pan, steam with a couple.
- After evaporation, add the parmesan and stir in the sauce. When the parmesan mixes in, add cooked dough and sausage and mix to mix and heat for 2-3 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste, finally add shrimp.
- Serve with chopped parsley.
Recipe Notes
Recipe adapted from site.
Nutrition
Calories: 950 kcal | Carbohydrates: 73 g Protein: 49g Fat: 51 g Saturated fat: 22 g Cholesterol: 483 mg | Sodium: 1796 mg Potassium: 726 mg Rost: 5 g | Sugar: 6 g Vitamin A: 61.1% | Vitamin C: 62.6% | Calcium: 45% | Vas: 32.5%