How To Make Creamy Cajun Pasta
Have a spoonful of this creamy cajun pasta with sausages for your next dinner meal! Toss this seasoned pasta meal together in just under an hour.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspunsalted butter
- 1lbspicy Italian sausage,cut into rounds
- kosher salt,to taste
- 1medium yellow onion,thinly sliced
- 1jalapeño,seeded, minced
- 1tbspgarlic,minced
- 1tbsptomato paste
- 2tbspMcCormick® Jazzy Spice Blend
- 1lbdried pasta,penne
- 1red bell pepper,seeded, thinly sliced
- 1green bell pepper,seeded, thinly sliced
- 8ozmushroom,stemmed, sliced
- 14½oztomato,(1 can), fire-roasted
- 4cupschicken stock
- 5ozcream cheese,cubed
- 2scallions,thinly sliced, to garnish, optional
Instructions
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In a large, heavy-bottomed pot, melt the butter over medium heat until just bubbling. Add the sausage, then then season with salt.
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Brown for 2 minutes on one side, then stir and brown the other side for 2 minutes more.
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Add the onion, season with salt, and cook for 2 minutes, until starting to soften.
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Add the jalapeño, garlic, and tomato paste, then stir to distribute the tomato paste. Add the Jazzy Spice Blend, then stir to combine.
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Add the pasta, red and green bell peppers, mushrooms, and salt, then stir to combine. Pour in the tomatoes and stock.
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Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes, until the pasta is cooked through and the peppers are tender but not mushy.
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Mix in the cream cheese to create a thick, creamy sauce.
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Serve garnished with scallions, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 569.22kcal
- Fat: 29.32g
- Saturated Fat: 12.23g
- Trans Fat: 0.12g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 11.22g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.34g
- Carbohydrates: 54.56g
- Fiber: 3.76g
- Sugar: 7.86g
- Protein: 21.57g
- Cholesterol: 73.81mg
- Sodium: 897.92mg
- Calcium: 61.26mg
- Potassium: 749.30mg
- Iron: 2.29mg
- Vitamin A: 142.22µg
- Vitamin C: 44.26mg
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