One-Pot Cajun Pasta

Name: One-Pot Cajun Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb penne; 2 andouille sausages, sliced; ½ lb shrimp; 2 bell peppers, diced; 1 onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic; 4 cups chicken broth; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning; 2 cups baby spinach; parmesan to serve

Smoky Cajun pasta with andouille sausage, shrimp and bell peppers cooked in one pot. Cooking the pasta directly in the seasoned broth, rather than separately, lets it soak up all the Cajun flavour as it cooks.

Total time

30 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

comfortfamily-friendly

Ingredients

1 lbpenne

2andouille sausages, sliced

½ lbshrimp

2bell peppers, diced

1onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic

4 cupschicken broth

1 cupheavy cream

1 tbspCajun seasoning

2 cupsbaby spinach

parmesanto serve

Instructions

Sauté sausage until browned; add bell peppers, onion, garlic.

Add Cajun seasoning; stir. Add uncooked pasta and broth.

Bring to boil; cook 10-12 min until pasta absorbs liquid.

Stir in cream, shrimp, and spinach; cook 3 more min.

Serve with parmesan.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

459

Protein

14.5g

Fat

23.4g

Carbs

49.8g

Fiber

6.7g

Sodium

1109mg

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