Best Cajun Alfredo Sauce Recipes

CAJUN SHRIMP AND ANDOUILLE ALFREDO SAUCE OVER PASTA

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp; set aside.
• Cook fettuccine by following the package directions; drain and set aside.
• Cook sausage in a large pan over medium heat for 10 minutes or until browned; remove sausage (use a slotted spoon) and drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in the pan; set sausage aside.
• Melt butter in the drippings over medium heat; add in shrimp; cook for 5 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink; remove shrimp and keep warm.
• Add in onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic; stir/saute over medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Stir in flour and cajun seasoning; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Gradually stir in chicken broth.
• Bring to boil over med-high heat, stirring frequently; boil 1` minute.
• Lower heat to med-low, stir in heavy cream; cook 8 minutes or until mixture simmers.
• Add in cheese cubes, sausage and shrimp; stir until cheese melts.
• Stir in green onions, parmesan cheese, and chopped fresh parsley.
• Serve over hot cooked fettuccine.
• For OMAC: freeze shrimp and andouille pasta in disposable foil pans (8x5x1 inch) covered with foil. Place in zip-lock freezer bags. Freeze up to 1 month. To reheat from freezer: bake, covered, at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or thaw in the refrigerator overnight and bake, covered, at 350° for 45 minutes.

CAJUN SHRIMP PASTA WITH ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper. Add shrimp and cook for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Turn shrimp over and cook, about 1 to 1 1/2 minute more. Transfer to a bowl and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm, leaving the butter in the skillet.
• Place pasta in the boiling water; cook until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add flour to the butter in the skillet; cook for 30 seconds. Add milk, cream, lemon juice, and soy sauce. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook and stir until flavors blend, about 5 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook until well coated and opaque, about 5 minutes more.
• Spoon the shrimp and sauce on top of the cooked pasta.

CREAMY CAJUN CHICKEN PASTA WITH LOW-FAT ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Sauce:.
• Put skim milk, cottage cheese, cornstarch, pepper, parmesan cheese and minced garlic in food processor or blender and blend until smooth. Pour into saucepan and add basil. Cook over medium heat until it starts to thicken.
• Chicken:.
• Place chicken and Cajun seasoning in bowl and toss to coat.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, saute chicken in olive oil until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
• Reduce heat and add green onion, tomatoes, basil and 1/4 teaspoons black pepper. Saute briefly.
• Add Alfredo sauce and mix together. Cook on low 5 minutes to blend flavors.
• Serve over cooked linguine.

CAJUN SHRIMP & CRAB WITH ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• In your main saucepan, sauté garlic and 1/2 yellow onion with butter do not burn. Cook until onions become transparent.
• In a separate pot, cook down your can of Rotel until soft. Then add to main saucepan.
• Stir in whipping cream, reduce heat to low and continue stirring about 2 minutes.
• Add Shrimp & Crab. Cook till shellfish is done.
• Season to your liking. I used Slap Ya Mama Cajun Seasoning and salt & pepper.
• Add Parmesan cheese, stirring after about 1 minute. Stir in your cooked noodles. Mix all together.

CAJUN ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter.
• Add garlic.
• Saute till you smell the garlic.
• Add cream.
• Hard simmer for 20 - 30 or until desired consistency.
• Add cheese and Cajun seasoning.
• Cook until melted.
• Pour over favorite pasta.

CAJUN ALFREDO SAUCE (MATT)

Steps:

• Heat the cream in a heavy bottom sauce pan over medium-low heat, make sure the pan is big enough to hold the pasta you will be adding the sauce to.
• When the cream just begins to bubble, add the cajun seasoning and stir.
• When the cream begins to bubble again add the butter and stir it in as it melts, whisk or stir until the butter is incorporated.
• Bring the mixture just to a simmer, reduce the heat to low, and add the cheese a little at a time, stirring as you add it.
• When all the cheese is incorporated, strain your pasta and add immediately to the sauce and stir to coat the noodles.
• Serve quickly.

CAJUN CHICKEN & ANDOULILLE ALFREDO SAUCE OVR PASTA

Steps:

• 1. Prepare chicken, cut up into bite size pieces; set aside. IF USING SHRIMP: Peel shrimp, and devein, if desired. Set aside.
• 2. Cook sausage in a large Dutch oven over medium heat 10 minutes or until browned; remove sausage, and drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in Dutch oven. Set sausage aside.
• 3. Melt butter in drippings in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add chicken and cook 5 minutes or just until it starts to brown; remove and keep warm. IF USING SHRIMP: Cook over medium heat just until shrimp turns pink, about 5 minutes; remove from heat and keep warm.
• 4. Add onion and next 3 ingredients; cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat 10 minutes. Stir in Cajun seasoning and flour. Cook over medium heat, 1 minute, stirring constantly. Gradually stir in chicken broth. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Boil 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium-low, and stir in heavy cream; cook over medium-low heat 8 minutes or until mixture simmers. Add pasteurized cheese cubes, sausage, and chicken (OR SHRIMP IN PLACE OF CHICKEN), stirring until cheese melts.
• 5. Stir in chopped green onions, Parmesan cheese, and chopped fresh parsley. Serve over hot cooked fettuccine.
• 6. NOTE: this freezes well! When reheating, reheat on a LOW heat.