Cajun Shrimp Pasta
Scrumptious pasta dish cooked with Cajun seasoned prawns and vegetables.
Ingredients
Home-Made Cajun Seasoning Recipe
- 1 teaspoon Smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Onion powder
- ½ teaspoon Thyme
- ½ teaspoon Oregano
- ½ teaspoon Black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon Chilli pepper
Cajun Pasta
- 250 g Linguine
- 2 tablespoons Oil
- 200 g Shrimps
- ½ cup Chopped onions
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 Red pepper Red pepper sliced thinly
- 1 Green pepper sliced thinly
- 1 Yellow sliced thinly
- 75 g Mushroom sliced thinly
- ½ can Chopped tomatoes
- ¼ cup Stock
- 2 tablespoons Double cream
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in salted water, following pack instructions. Rinse under cold water and allow to drain while preparing other ingredients.
- Mix all the Cajun seasoning ingredients in a bowl.
- Add 1 tablespoon of the seasoning to the shrimps and allow to marinate for 10 mins.
- Add the oil to a pan and cook the shrimps on both sides until browned.
- Remove from the shrimps from the pan.
- Add the onions, garlic, peppers and mushroom into the pan, with 1 tablespoon of the seasoning.
- Saute for 1 min, while stirring continuously.
- Pour the tomatoes into the pan along with the stock, scrape the bottom of the pan to get all the caramelised goodness stuck to it.
- Allow to cook for 5 mins.
- Add in some salt and the double cream and allow to simmer under low heat until the liquid starts to thicken. This should take about 5 mins..
- Remove from heat.
- Toss the pasta and shrimps into the creamy sauce and mix thoroughly.
Notes
Feel free to adapt the recipe with pasta shape and vegetable of your liking.