Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta
"This is a fast and easy dish that does not require whipping cream for the sauce. I made it with skim milk and it turned out just fine. We use a lot a cajun spice so adjust to your tastes."
photo by Annacia
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package spaghetti or (8 ounce) package angel hair pasta
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
- 2 cups milk
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- parmesan cheese, to top
directions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dete; drain.
- Meanwhile, melt butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute shrimp for 1 minute on each side. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Remove shrimp from skillet (some shrimp may not be cooked completely) and set aside.
- Stir in flour and Cajun seasoning into the butter. Cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk, then cook until thickened. Return shrimp to sauce and cook 1 to 2 minutes more until shrimp is done. Season with salt.
- Top pasta with shrimp sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
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Reviews
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how great is this recipe! we were wanting something different with our shrimp, spicy, cajun, but still light, and this really did the trick. we used 1 cup fat free half and half, and 1/2 cup milk, as we felt it didn't need to be as creamy. other than that we used a tbsp butter instead of 1/4 cup butter, and used 1 tbsp (we eyed it) of EVOO. It was awesome and we'll definitely make again. thanks! -
Very easy and tasty meal!!! Glad I read reviews and cut cajun seasoning down to 1 tbsp instead of 2, it was definitely salty and spicy enough. I also used 1 tbsp. of butter and 1 of olive oil with 1% milk...turned out perfect for our taste, thanks for sharing!!!!
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This was really good but the Cajan seasoning was a little too salty and not quite spicy enough, I will try it again. -
Good! The cajun seasoning I used made it too salty and spicy for my taste so I think next time I will use 1 T. black pepper instead of that. I also used skim milk and light margarine. <br/>I served with salad and Bisquick cheddar biscuits. Thanks!! -
I thought this was a really great, easy recipe! I followed directions exactly, and found it just a little spicy for my and my kids tastes. Next time (and there WILL be a next time) I will half the cajun seasoning and leave the can out to sprinkle on top if we want it a bit more spicy. Love that it was so quick and simple to cook!
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Tweaks
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Just got finished eating this although I made a few revisions as my husband does not care for a lot of spice. I used half n half instead of milk as that is what I had on hand and used two cloves of garlic and a little minced onion. I also had scallops and crab on hand which I subbed for the shrimp, however I found the dish to be a little bland on flavors other than the cajun spice.
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