Cajun Shrimp Pasta Recipe

by N. Lawler
(Foodbuzz.com)

This yummy Cajun shrimp pasta recipe takes little time to prepare, possibly with a lot of the ingredients on hand. It has great taste and I love that the amount of kick is easily changed to your own taste by adjusting the amount of Cajun seasoning you use. It is also quite a healthy meal thanks to the addition of shrimp and yummy vegetables.


Cajun Shrimp Pasta Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 dozen small red round tomatoes on the vine, cut in quarters

• 2 cups fresh sliced mushrooms

• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas

• Handful of fresh basil

• 1/2 white onion chopped

• 6 cloves garlic chopped

• 1/4 cup white wine- not too sweet

• 1 lb shrimp- cleaned and de-shelled

• Fresh Romano cheese, grated

• Cajun seasoning- to taste

• 2 tbsps light cream

• 1 tbsp light butter

• 3 servings whole wheat farfalle pasta

• 4 thin pieces of prosciutto chopped- optional but by only adding a minimal amount, you can add a nice saltiness and flavor; pancetta would also work.

• 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil


Preparation:

• Sauté onions and garlic in 1 tbsp olive oil

• Add prosciutto and sauté

• Add mushrooms, butter, and tomatoes and allow them to cook for a few minutes

• Add wine and basil and cook for another 5 minutes until tomatoes break down

• Add light cream

• Cover and simmer sauce for approximately 10 minutes and add Cajun seasoning to taste and peas at about 5 minutes in (you can also add fresh grated cheese or 1 tbsp Romano cheese here, but it’s optional and will thicken the sauce)


*Note: Peas do not take long to cook/thaw out, so you want to add them when nearly finished so they remain bright green for aesthetic -reasons.

• Cook pasta separately; keep slightly hard (it will continue to cook when added to sauce)

• Season shrimp (either with a bit of Cajun, or simple salt and pepper will do) and stir fry separately in a pan with olive oil (make sure oil is hot)

• Toss pasta in sauce for approximately 2 minutes (or until pasta is cooked to your liking), toss shrimp in and serve

• Add fresh grated Romano on top.

Original Cajun Shrimp Pasta Recipe


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