Creamy Cajun Sausage Pasta
Creamy Cajun Sausage Pasta is a spicy creamy dish full of fresh vegetables, easy to make and always a hit!
Equipment
- skillet
- Pot
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- tongs or slotted spoon
Ingredients
Pasta and Sausage
- 8 ounces penne pasta
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 12 ounces andouille sausage, sliced
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt only if using a salt-free Cajun seasoning
Vegetables
- 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- ½ sweet or yellow onion, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
Cream and Thickening
- 1 cup heavy cream, half-&-half cream, or milk
- ½ tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ tablespoon water
- cilantro for garnish
Instructions
Cooking Steps
- Begin boiling water for the pasta.
- Heat 1 tsp. oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Brown 12 oz. sausage (in batches) on both sides (about 1-2 minutes per side). Drain on a paper towel lined plate.
- Boil 8 oz. pasta in salted water according to package. Ladle out ½ cup starchy cooking water and set aside. Drain pasta.
- Meanwhile, add 1 tsp. oil, ½ onion, and 2 bell peppers to the skillet and cook over medium to medium-high heat for 6-8 minutes until tender. Add the 2 cloves garlic and cook another 30 seconds.
- Add 1 cup cream, 1 tsp. Cajun seasoning, and ½ tsp. salt. Bring to a simmer. Simmer and stir for about 3 minutes until thickened. If using half-&-half, milk, or substitute- Mix cornstarch with water and add to the sauce. Simmer 1-2 more minutes until thickened.
- Mix the cooked pasta and browned sausage into the sauce along with ~¼ cup starchy pasta water until combined and sauce clings to pasta. (Add more pasta water if needed to thin out sauce.) Remove from heat, garnish with cilantro, and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 504kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 23gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 1080mgPotassium: 517mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1487IUVitamin C: 95mgCalcium: 91mgIron: 2mg
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