{"id":27131,"date":"2022-11-17T16:51:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T16:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/?p=27131"},"modified":"2022-11-17T16:51:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T16:51:52","slug":"creamy-cajun-shrimp-pasta-with-sausage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/?p=27131","title":{"rendered":"Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta with Sausage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"63d509947b33dea96ed9a09b2482b63d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1554417\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p>Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta with Sausage<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\u00a0lb.\u00a0large shrimp,\u00a0(peeled and deveined)<\/li>\n<li>Kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper,\u00a0(to taste)<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0Cajun seasoning,\u00a0(or Creole seasoning)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0dried Oregano<\/li>\n<li>2\u00a0tablespoons\u00a0Olive oil<\/li>\n<li>6\u00a0oz\u00a0andouille sausage or smoked sausage,\u00a0(thinly sliced)<\/li>\n<li>10\u00a0ounces\u00a0fettuccine pasta<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd\u00a0yellow onion,\u00a0(thinly sliced)<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0red bell pepper,\u00a0(thinly sliced)<\/li>\n<li>4\u00a0teaspoons\u00a0Cajun seasoning,\u00a0(or Creole seasoning)<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd\u00a0cup\u00a0crushed tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>2-3\u00a0cloves\u00a0garlic,\u00a0(chopped)<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0cup\u00a0chicken broth,\u00a0sodium free<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0cup\u00a0heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>\u2154\u00a0cup\u00a0Grated Parmesan<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0tablespoon\u00a0parsley,\u00a0(chopped)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<p>Toss shrimp with salt, pepper, Cajun seasoning and Oregano, and coat well. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and drizzle bottom of pan with olive oil.<\/p>\n<p>Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes. Flip shrimp over and cook another minute or two. Then remove to a plate and set aside. Drizzle pan with a little more olive oil, add sausage and brown until nicely caramelized, about 4 \u2013 5 minutes. Remove to plate, set aside.<\/p>\n<p>Add pasta to salted boiling water and cook until al dente.<\/p>\n<p>Lower heat to medium and add a bit more olive oil to the pan, add the onion, red bell pepper, Cajun seasoning, brown sugar, and a generous pinch of salt. Saut\u00e9 until onion and pepper have softened a bit, scraping up any browned bits that you can. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Add crushed tomatoes, chicken broth and heavy cream. Bring to a simmer, stirring and scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pan, simmer a couple minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Once simmering, add Parmesan and stir into sauce. When Parmesan is blended in, add cooked pasta and sausage and stir to combine and heat through, 2 \u2013 3 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste and then lastly, add shrimp.<\/p>\n<p>Serve with chopped parsley.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta with Sausage Ingredients 1\u00a0lb.\u00a0large shrimp,\u00a0(peeled and deveined) Kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper,\u00a0(to taste) 1\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0Cajun seasoning,\u00a0(or Creole seasoning) \u00bd\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0dried Oregano 2\u00a0tablespoons\u00a0Olive oil 6\u00a0oz\u00a0andouille sausage or smoked sausage,\u00a0(thinly sliced) 10\u00a0ounces\u00a0fettuccine pasta \u00bd\u00a0yellow onion,\u00a0(thinly sliced) 1\u00a0red bell pepper,\u00a0(thinly sliced) 4\u00a0teaspoons\u00a0Cajun seasoning,\u00a0(or Creole seasoning) 1\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0brown sugar \u00bd\u00a0cup\u00a0crushed tomatoes 2-3\u00a0cloves\u00a0garlic,\u00a0(chopped) 1\u00a0cup\u00a0chicken broth,\u00a0sodium free 1\u00a0cup\u00a0heavy &#8230; <a title=\"Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta with Sausage\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/?p=27131\" aria-label=\"Read more about Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta with Sausage\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":27132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27131"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27134,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27131\/revisions\/27134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}