Cajun Shrimp Pasta

Cajun Shrimp Pasta is a crave-worthy dinner to make at any time of the year. My family love it for both scorching days of summer and freezing days of winter. The reason is simple. It tastes so good! We fall in love with Cajun seasoning cooked with shrimp. It makes the food tastier, more flavorful and more eye-catching. The Cajun shrimp only, is enough to eat on its own or serve alongside other side dishes and green salad. Perfect!

Along with shrimp ( deveined, cleaned, tail removed), penne pasta and Cajun seasoning, you need only 5 other ingredients to make this delicious and nutritious meal. They are heavy cream, parmesan cheese, butter, olive oil, and kosher salt to taste. Just a total of 8 ingredients in a shopping list! Not just that, it takes you only 15 minutes to cook the food. For these things, we do believe that this Cajun shrimp pasta is great for busy weekday’s meals.

If you are finding something good to make with shrimp, this Cajun shrimp pasta should be on the menu. Coming out tasty and flavorful, this pasta surely keep your taste buds satisfied. For those who are trying to cut carbs on their meals, may swap penne pasta with zucchini noodles or spaghetti squash. Let’s get started!

Cajun Shrimp Pasta

Recipe by Sandra MyersCourse: Dinner, LunchCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Medium

Servings

6

servings

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time

10

minutes

Total time

1

hour 

10

minutes

Cajun Shrimp Pasta is a crave-worthy dinner to make at any time of the year. My family love it for both scorching days of summer and freezing days of winter. The reason is simple. It tastes so good!

Ingredients

• 1 pound raw shrimp deveined, cleaned, tail removed

• 8 ounces penne pasta

• 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 1 tablespoon butter

• 1 cup heavy cream

• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

• 1 tbsp. kosher salt

Directions

• Add salt to pot of water and bring to a boil. Cook pasta according to directions.
• Before draining, scoop out at least 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Drain pasta and set aside.
• Add shrimp, Cajun seasoning and olive oil in bowl. Toss to completely coated.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add shrimp in a single layer and cook until golden brown on each side, turning only once. Once cooked, transfer a clean plate.
• Reduce heat to medium low. Add heavy cream to pan and scrape bottoms. Allow cream to bubble. Reduce heat to low and stir in parmesan cheese to melt.
• Stir in cooked pasta and shrimp. If sauce needs to be thinned, add pasta water, one tablespoon at a time, until get desired consistency.