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spicy cajun shrimp pasta with sausage

Spicy Cajun Shrimp Pasta with Sausage

Anna Chwistek
A comforting, easy-to-make dish with a hearty tomato sauce, chili flakes, smoked sausage and plump shrimp. Ready in just 30 minutes, it's a luxurious meal perfect for any night or your next dinner party.
4.80 from 5 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 616 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 14 ounces linguine
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 7 ounces smoked sausage
  • 1 small yellow onion finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 3 tbsp Cajun seasoning divided
  • ½ tsp chili flakes more to taste
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • 3 tbsp double concentrated tomato paste
  • 2 cups puréed tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley more for serving

Instructions
 

  • Bring a large pot with generously salted water to a boil.
  • Combine shrimp with 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning. Toss and set aside while you prepare the other ingredients. If you want to marinate them longer, no problem, transfer the shrimp to the fridge and chill for 30 minutes or up to 8 hours.
  • Mince the garlic, roughly chop the parsley and finely chop the onion. Remove casings from sausages, cut into thin slices.
  • Heat oil and butter over medium-high in a large nonstick skillet or pan. Place shrimp in a single layer. Sear, 1 minute per side. Then remove from skillet.
  • To the same skillet. Add sausage and cook until golden brown.
  • In the meantime, add linguine to the pot with boiling water and cook according to package instructions.
  • Add garlic and onion to the sausage, cook until fragrant. Stir in salt, pepper, oregano, chili flakes and the remaining Cajun seasoning. Deglaze with white wine and simmer for 2 minutes while scraping up the brown bits on the bottom of your skillet with a wooden spoon.
  • Stir in tomato paste and add puréed tomatoes. Simmer for about 5 minutes, or until the linguine is ready.
  • Drain the linguine and toss with sauce. Add parsley and shrimp, Stir to combine. Serve!

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Nutrition

Serving: 0gCalories: 616kcalCarbohydrates: 80gProtein: 43gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 225mgSodium: 1153mgPotassium: 780mgFiber: 5gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 2750IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 121mgIron: 4mg
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