Cajun Shrimp Alfredo
Cajun Shrimp Alfredo

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, cajun shrimp alfredo. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

We opted to keep it classic using fettuccine noodles, but any pasta shape will work great!. This is my version of Dave and Buster's Cajun Shrimp Alfredo. This goes together rather quickly and is so good.

Cajun Shrimp Alfredo is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Cajun Shrimp Alfredo is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have cajun shrimp alfredo using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Cajun Shrimp Alfredo:
  1. Take 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp. unsalted butter, divided and cubed
  2. Get 2 cups heavy cream
  3. Prepare 4 oz. brick style cream cheese, sliced into cubes
  4. Make ready 2 cloves garlic, minced
  5. Get 1 large tomato, diced
  6. Make ready 3 tsp. Cajun seasoning, divided
  7. Make ready 1/4 tsp. each black pepper, onion powder
  8. Prepare 1/2 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
  9. Prepare 1/2 cup freshly shredded gouda cheese
  10. Prepare 1 lb. penne pasta (or other shape)
  11. Take 1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined

Cajun seasoning and andouille sausage spice up traditional shrimp Alfredo in this quick and easy recipe to serve over angel hair pasta. Cajun Shrimp Alfredo, an easy dinner recipe loaded with the best homemade Alfredo sauce, peppers, onions, and shrimp. Use your favorite pasta such as penne, linguine, or fettuccine for a simple and tasty meal. Shrimp and Pasta Tossed In The Best And Cremiest Cajun Alfredo Sauce.

Instructions to make Cajun Shrimp Alfredo:
  1. Place a large pot of water over high heat. Once it comes to a boil, cook the pasta according to package directions and drain it. Return the drained pasta to the pot and set it aside.
  2. While waiting on the water to boil, in a large, deep skillet, heat the 1 tbsp. butter over med-high heat. Once it's melted, add the shrimp. Season it with 1 tsp. of the cajun seasoning and cook until it is pink and opaque. Remove it to a plate, cover the shrimp with foil and set it aside.
  3. Place the cream, the 1/2 cup butter and the cream cheese into the same skillet. Whisk it together often while it all melts.
  4. Once the butter and cream cheese are melted and smooth, whisk in the remaining 2 tsp of cajun seasoning, the pepper, the onion powder, the garlic, the tomatoes, the parmesan and the gouda. Whisk until the cheese melts completely.
  5. Allow the sauce to simmer for 5 or so minutes, to thicken up. Then combine the sauce and the shrimp with the pasta in the pot. Toss everything together until it's all incorporated.
  6. Serve immediately and enjoy. Refrigerate any leftovers.

This Cajun Pasta is also incredibly versatile. You can make this hearty and tasty dish with chicken, sausage, different seafood like - scallops, crawfish or prawns or make it vegetarian with bell peppers, onions and mushrooms seasoned with Cajun or blackened spices. This Cajun shrimp fettuccine alfredo is packed full of flavor with a little Cajun twist. It's perfect for busy weeknights and you'll say goodbye to jarred sauces when you see how easy it is to make your own! Plus the little punch of andouille sausage really brings that Cajun flavor.

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