Cajun Shrimp Pasta Recipe
This Cajun shrimp pasta is loaded with a blend of Cajun seasonings and succulent shrimp in a spicy red sauce that is huge on flavor and incredibly easy to make.
Servings: 4
Calories: 446kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper chopped
- 1 serrano pepper chopped
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
- ¼ cup fresh chopped basil
- 2 tablespoons Cajun seasonings
- ½ teaspoon ghost pepper seasonings or more if you desire! Optional.
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound shrimp
- 8 ounces pasta noodles I used spaghetti noodles
Instructions
- Heat a large pot to medium heat and add the olive oil. Add the onion, celery and peppers and cook them down about 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook another minute, stirring.
- Add the tomatoes, basil and seasonings and bring to a quick boil. Reduce the heat and let the sauce simmer about 20 minutes (or longer) to let the flavors develop.
- While the sauce is simmering, bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook your noodles to the packaging instructions, about 10 minutes or so to al dente.
- Tuck the shrimp into the simmering pasta sauce and let them cook through, about 5 minutes.
- Drain your pasta but reserve about a half cup of the starchy pasta water. Swirl the reserved pasta water into your sauce.
- Toss the noodles with the sauce and shrimp.
- Serve into bowls and top with Parmesan cheese, fresh chopped parsley, sliced peppers, and sliced cherry tomatoes.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Serves 4
Heat Factor: HOT, though you can easily adjust your heat levels by omitting the ghost pepper powder.
Nutrition
Calories: 446kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 285mg | Sodium: 1162mg | Potassium: 953mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 2400IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 269mg | Iron: 6.6mg