# Creamy Cajun Pasta

A creamy Cajun pasta dish featuring shrimp, andouille sausage, and a rich, spicy sauce.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb shrimp (cleaned and deveined, tail off optional)
- 2 links cajun andouille sausages cut up
- 0.5 tbsp cayenne pepper
- 0.5 tbsp red pepper flakes
- 0.5 tbsp Lawry's seasoning salt
- 0.5 tbsp paprika
- 0.5 tbsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp butter
- 16 oz heavy whipping cream
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 tbsp chicken bouillon
- 0.5 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- splash water (optional)
- 16 oz penne pasta

## Instructions

1. Combine half a tablespoon each of cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, Lawry's seasoning salt, paprika, garlic powder, and chili powder in a bowl.
2. In a separate bowl, combine one tablespoon each of dried parsley and chicken bouillon.
3. Add half of the spicy seasoning mixture to a pound of shrimp.
4. Add the other half of the spicy seasoning mixture to two chopped links of andouille sausage.
5. In a hot pan, cook the seasoned shrimp with some butter until done, then remove them.
6. In the same pan, cook the seasoned sausage until done to your liking, then remove them.
7. Add 16 ounces of heavy whipping cream to the same pan, ensuring all flavors get into the sauce.
8. Add 4 ounces of cream cheese to the pan and melt it into the cream.
9. Once the cream cheese has melted, add the portioned dried parsley and chicken bouillon to the sauce.
10. Stir in half a cup of shredded Parmesan cheese.
11. Add a splash of water if needed to thin out the sauce, or leave it thick.
12. Add cooked penne pasta to the sauce.
13. Return the cooked shrimp and sausage to the pasta and sauce mixture.
14. Mix everything together until well combined and serve.

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- Cook shrimp with butter in a hot pan.
- Cook sausage in the same pan as the shrimp to retain flavor.
- Ensure all flavor gets into the sauce by cooking ingredients in the same pan.
- Add water to thin the sauce if desired, or leave it thick.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThjAkvC1/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/655ebc34-5b50-40bc-926c-0cb21cc881ed
- Extracted: 2026-01-13

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