Cajun Shrimp and Sausage Pasta is comfort food packed with flavor. Andouille sausage, shrimp and tons of veggies finished in a cream sauce that is fast and delicious.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Ingredients
8ozrotini
2Tbolive oil
1Tbbutter
6ozandouille sausage
3green onions
1green bell pepper
2celery stalks
1lblarge peeled and deveined shrimp16-20 size
1Tbblackening seasoning*
1tspminced garlic
1Tbtomato paste
½Ccream
4ozcream cheese
½Cpasta water
1tspItalian seasoning
½tspkosher salt
black pepper to taste
1roma tomato
Italian flat leaf parsley
1lemon
shredded parmesan
Instructions
Cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve ½-cup pasta water for the sauce.
Cut the green onions into ¼-piece, reserving the green tops for garnish. Dice the bell pepper and celery into ¼-inch pieces.
Place olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Slice the andouille sausage into ¼-inch thick rounds. Once the oil is hot, add the sausage. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring often.
Once the sausage is browned, add the diced pepper, celery, and white portion of green onions to the pan. Cook for another 2 minutes or until veggies are softened.
While the veggies cook, toss the shrimp in blackening seasoning. Once the veggies are soft, add the shrimp and stir to combine. After one minute, turn the shrimp over and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
Turn the heat down to medium and add the garlic and tomato paste. Stir to combine and cook for another one minute.
Add cream, cream cheese, pasta water, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Stir continuously until the cream cheese is totally melted and the sauce is smooth.
Dice the tomato into ¼-inch pieces. Finely mince roughly one tablespoon of parsley. Garnish with diced tomato, minced parsley and reserved green onions. Serve with a dusting of grated parmesan and a lemon wedge.
Notes
* Be sure to taste your blackening seasoning to see how salty it is. I use Paul Prudhomme's blackening seasoning which is less salty than others I've tried. If you're blackening seasoning is on the salty side, omit the ½ tsp of salt from the recipe.