

Once hot, add the shrimp and sear it on the first side until golden-brown and crusty, about 2 minutes. Place a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, and drizzle in about 2 tablespoons of the oil.Next, add the shrimp to a bowl, drizzle over it about 1 tablespoon of avocado oil or olive oil, and sprinkle in the cajun creole seasoning, the granulated garlic, and a pinch or two of cayenne pepper, if using.Cook the fettuccine according to the package instructions, and keep warm.Begin by gathering and prepping all of your ingredients according to the ingredient list to have ready and organized for use.I finish the cajun shrimp pasta with a little flourish of fresh chopped parsley, then serve.Once the sauce has tightened up, I add the fettuccine into the pan along with most of the shrimp (I reserve some to garnish the finished dish with), and gently toss everything together just until combined.I add in some crushed tomatoes, a touch of chicken broth and the heavy cream, and simmer those together for a few minutes. Then, I then prepare my creamy roasted red pepper sauce in the same pan by adding in some finely diced roasted red peppers out of a jar, along with some onion and some garlic.Next, I sprinkle my shrimp with a delicious smoky and spicy creole seasoning blend, and let that absorb into the shrimp for a few minutes before searing the shrimp in a hot cast iron skillet.To get started, I cook my fettuccine according to package instructions, then drain it and keep it warm.
SHRIMP PASTA FULL
Here's a sneak peek at my Cajun Shrimp Pasta recipe: (or just jump to the full recipe.) The rest of the ingredients-garlic, onion and roasted red peppers-are mainly aromatics, which help to create the layers of flavor and zesty-ness in the sauce, the diced tomatoes offer some juiciness and brightness for balance. The shrimp sears up quickly, and then I simply proceed to make the sauce in the same skillet that I seared the shrimp in-nice and easy! Naturally, shrimp is the star ingredient in this cajun shrimp pasta and I like to use medium, peeled and deveined shrimp for convenience. When the ingredients are full of flavor and pack a good punch, you don't need too many! I love it when the list of ingredients for a pasta recipe isn't too long, and when most of those items can easily be found in our pantries. With its earthy blend of seasonings, this cajun shrimp pasta recipe is zesty and lightly creamy, and the perfect pick to twirl around your fork! My Recipe for Cajun Shrimp Pasta

So I got to cookin', and came up with this delicious and easy cajun shrimp pasta dish with just enough “kick” that you can taste it, but definitely not the type of spiciness that'll knock your socks off-you could certainly make it that way if you wanted to. The thought of all those flavors dancing together made my mouth water! So when I got a hankering to create a new rich and delicious fettuccine pasta recipe recently, I imagined it with a creamy roasted red pepper and tomato sauce, intertwined with some creole-seasoned cajun shrimp slightly blackened in a hot cast-iron skillet. I'm definitely a sucker for a spicy pasta dish, and utterly love a spicy pasta dish topped with spicy shrimp. Creole seasoned shrimp and tender fettuccine are tossed together in a creamy sauce kissed with minced roasted red pepper, garlic and crushed tomatoes for mouthwatering flavor! Mildly spicy and delectably zesty, my cajun shrimp pasta is a delicious restaurant quality pasta dish to whip up, ready in a flash.
