Cajun Shrimp Pasta Recipe

Name: Cajun Shrimp Pasta Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: cajun
Ingredients: 1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper; 16 extra large shrimp (peeled and deveined); 1 tablespoon neutral oil; 12 ounces linguine; 5 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter (divided); 1/4 yellow onion (thinly sliced); 1 red bell pepper (seeded and thinly sliced); 1 yellow bell pepper (seeded and thinly sliced ); 2 cups heavy cream; 2 teaspoons hot sauce; 2 ounces Parmesan cheese; 1 tablespoon minced cilantro; 2 green onions (thinly sliced); salt and pepper to taste

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Cajun-spiced shrimp tossed with spaghetti in a creamy sauce with sautéed peppers and onions. Bold and spicy with a rich, indulgent flavor perfect for a weeknight dinner.

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Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

cajun spice mix

1½ tspsmoked paprika
1 tspsalt
1 tspgarlic powder
1 tsponion powder
1 tspdried oregano
½ tspcayenne pepper
½ tspcracked black pepper

shrimp pasta

16extra large shrimp — peeled, deveined
1 tbspneutral oil
12 ozlinguine
5½ tbspunsalted butter — divided
¼yellow onion — thinly sliced
1red bell pepper — seeded, thinly sliced
1yellow bell pepper — seeded, thinly sliced
2 cupsheavy cream
2 tsphot sauce
2 ozParmesan cheese
1 tbspminced cilantro
2green onions — thinly sliced
salt and pepper to taste

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Method

55m total

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Vitamins & minerals

Potassium: 636mg
Calcium: 334mg
Iron: 4mg

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