Cajun Shrimp Alfredo
Cajun Shrimp Alfredo

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, cajun shrimp alfredo. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Cajun Shrimp Alfredo is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Cajun Shrimp Alfredo is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

This Cajun shrimp fettuccine alfredo is packed full of flavor with a little Cajun twist. It's perfect for busy weeknights and you'll say goodbye to jarred sauces when you see how easy it is to make your own! We opted to keep it classic using.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cajun shrimp alfredo using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Cajun Shrimp Alfredo:
  1. Get 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp. unsalted butter, divided and cubed
  2. Make ready 2 cups heavy cream
  3. Make ready 4 oz. brick style cream cheese, sliced into cubes
  4. Take 2 cloves garlic, minced
  5. Make ready 1 large tomato, diced
  6. Take 3 tsp. Cajun seasoning, divided
  7. Make ready 1/4 tsp. each black pepper, onion powder
  8. Make ready 1/2 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
  9. Take 1/2 cup freshly shredded gouda cheese
  10. Make ready 1 lb. penne pasta (or other shape)
  11. Prepare 1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined

This Cajun Shrimp Alfredo Casserole is overflowing with zesty shrimp and veggies and rice, it's easy to prep in advance, and it's SO creamy and comforting and delicious. My Cajun Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo is so easy and quick to make. I KNOW it will be your new favorite pasta recipe. Dig the jarred stuff and make your own delicious and creamy Alfredo sauce!

Instructions to make Cajun Shrimp Alfredo:
  1. Place a large pot of water over high heat. Once it comes to a boil, cook the pasta according to package directions and drain it. Return the drained pasta to the pot and set it aside.
  2. While waiting on the water to boil, in a large, deep skillet, heat the 1 tbsp. butter over med-high heat. Once it's melted, add the shrimp. Season it with 1 tsp. of the cajun seasoning and cook until it is pink and opaque. Remove it to a plate, cover the shrimp with foil and set it aside.
  3. Place the cream, the 1/2 cup butter and the cream cheese into the same skillet. Whisk it together often while it all melts.
  4. Once the butter and cream cheese are melted and smooth, whisk in the remaining 2 tsp of cajun seasoning, the pepper, the onion powder, the garlic, the tomatoes, the parmesan and the gouda. Whisk until the cheese melts completely.
  5. Allow the sauce to simmer for 5 or so minutes, to thicken up. Then combine the sauce and the shrimp with the pasta in the pot. Toss everything together until it's all incorporated.
  6. Serve immediately and enjoy. Refrigerate any leftovers.

This Cajun Shrimp Pasta recipe is made with tender shrimp in a creamy and flavorful Cajun Alfredo sauce. My Cajun Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo was AH-MAZING. So much flavor and It was hard to stop after just one serving (but I did). Remove shrimp from pan, leaving garlic and cajun seasoning essence. Cajun Shrimp with Tomato Alfredo Pasta.

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