One Pot Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta with Sausage
One Pot Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta with Sausage is an easy and delicious weeknight one pot pasta dinner recipe. It's spicy and creamy with sauteed shrimp, smoky andouille sausage, and linguini pasta. Full of bold and mouth watering flavours, simple and quick to pull together it's one the whole family with enjoy!
Servings: 5 servings
Equipment
- Large Skillet or Sauté Pan
- Wooden Spoon
- Tongs
Ingredients
Shrimp
- 1 lb Raw Shrimp peeled and deveined
- 2 tsp Cajun Seasoning or creole seasoning, see notes below.
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
One Pot Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta with Sausage
- 454 g Fettuccine Pasta
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 lb Smoked Sausage andouille or schneiders spicy sicilian smoked sausage, sliced
- 1 lrg Onion julienned
- 6 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 cup Chicken Broth
- 3/4 cup Heavy Cream whipping, cooking or half and half cream
- 2 cups Crushed Tomatoes
- 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 3 sprigs Fresh Thyme
- 1-2 tbsp Cajun Seasoning or creole seasoning, see notes below.
- 2 tbsp Granulated White Sugar
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Dried Oregano
- 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper optional, more or less to taste
- 1/4 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/4 cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese or one parmesan cheese rind, plus more for garnish
- 2 tbsp Fresh Chopped Parsley or fresh herb of choice, for garnish
Instructions
- Season shrimp with cajun seasoning and freshly ground black pepper until well coated. Then, slice sausage, cut onions, mince garlic and set aside. Then heat a large pot of water, add pasta to boiling water and cook pasta according to package instructions or until al dente.
- Heat a large skillet or sauté pan over medium high heat and drizzle with 1 tbsp of olive oil. Add shrimp and cook for 2-4 minutes, flipping at the halfway point. Transfer to a plate and set aside. Add sausage (add a little more olive oil if needed) and brown sausage until caramelized on both sides, around 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- If needed add another drizzle of olive oil to the pan, and sauté onions, garlic, and thyme until fragrant and softened. Add chicken broth, cream, crushed tomatoes, worcestershire sauce. Stir until combined and bring to a simmer scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Continue to allow sauce to simmer, and season with cajun seasoning (to taste), granulated white sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano, dried parsley flakes, cayenne pepper (optional), smoked paprika, and freshly ground black pepper. Stir until well combined and allow to simmer on medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Add in parmesan cheese, and continue to stir occasionally for another 5 minutes. Then add in cooked pasta and sausage stirring to combine and heated through around 2 - 3 minutes. Then add shrimp, stir and remove from heat. Garnish with fresh parsley, fresh cracked black pepper and more parmesan cheese if desired.
Notes
Cajun Seasoning - please note, depending on the brand of cajun seasoning you use, you may need to adjust the measurements to ensure the dish does not become too salty. Taste your cajun seasoning first and adjust as desired.
What Kind of Cajun Seasoning to Use - my preferred brand is the Club House Cajun Seasoning
Simmer, Simmer - the longer you simmer, the more the flavours will come out. Allow a few minutes in-between steps for the sauce to come to life.
Why Sugar - the sugar cuts the acidity of the tomatoes and creates an overall more balanced sauce.
See detailed notes above for additional tips.