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Easy Cajun Alfredo Pasta with Sausage
This creamy Cajun Alfredo Pasta with Sausage recipe is the perfect midweek dinner that comes together quickly!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 570 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Cajun
Ingredients
- 12 ounces pasta rotini, penne, or your favorite
- ¼-1/2 cup reserved pasta water
- 16 ounces sausage smoked, Andouille or Cajun
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 medium red bell pepper chopped
- 1 small onion diced (about ½ cup)
- 2 teaspoons Cajun or Creole seasoning
- 1 ¼ cups Half & Half
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese more for topping
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Once the pasta is ready, reserve ½ cup of pasta water before draining. Set pasta aside.
- Slice the sausage horizontally into ½-inch slices or remove it from the casing (your choice) and add it back into the pasta pot or a large skillet.
- Cook the sausage if it's uncooked or warm it up if it's pre-cooked, over medium-high heat, stirring, for about 3 minutes or until the sausage is no longer pink. Remove from the skillet or pot with a slotted spoon onto a plate but leave the drippings.
- Add the butter and melt it over medium-high heat. Add the bell peppers and onion, and stir, cooking them down until they've softened for about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add the seasoning and heavy cream or half and half, and stir to combine with the veggies. Reduce the heat to medium-low and let it simmer to thicken up for about 5 minutes.
- Add the Parmesan cheese to the sauce and stir to combine. Then the cooked sausage and the cooked pasta. Stir to combine everything. The sauce will be very thick. Now, slowly add the reserved pasta water until you achieve the sauce consistency you like. I usually start with ¼ cup and then slowly add the rest. Turn off the heat.
- Serve the Cajun Alfredo pasta topped with additional Parmesan cheese.
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Notes
- I've made this numerous times with gluten free pasta. Delicious! For a grain free option, omit pasta, and use 6 peeled, diced, and cooked zucchinis.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving
Calories
570kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
52g
(17%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
31g
(48%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
84mg
(28%)
Sodium
825mg
(34%)
Potassium
467mg
(13%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
1255IU
(25%)
Vitamin C
27mg
(30%)
Calcium
166mg
(17%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 570
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving | |
| Calories | 570kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 52g | 17% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 84mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 825mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 467mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 1255IU | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 27mg | 30% |
| Calcium | 166mg | 17% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.