# High Protein Creamy Cajun Meatball Pasta

This recipe features juicy homemade meatballs paired with a creamy Cajun sauce, perfect for meal prep with high protein and lower calories.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 g penne pasta
- 600 g 10% ground beef mince
- 1 egg
- 0.5 medium red onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 0.25 cup parsley, finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning
- 1 Tsp salt & pepper
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 0.5 medium red onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 300 ml smooth tomato sauce
- 50 ml low fat milk (2%)
- 70 g reduced fat cream cheese
- 1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning
- 1 Tsp Salt & pepper
- 0.25 cup reserved pasta water
- Chopped Parsley

## Instructions

1. Boil the pasta (300 grams of penne).
2. Take out half a cup of pasta water and set aside.
3. Combine 600 grams of lean ground beef, one egg, diced onion, parsley, minced garlic, Cajun seasoning, and salt and pepper.
4. Mix the meatball ingredients thoroughly.
5. Form the mixture into meatballs.
6. Cook the meatballs on high heat until golden brown.
7. In a hot pan, add olive oil, diced onions, and garlic.
8. Fry until the onions and garlic are fragrant.
9. Add tomato sauce, low fat milk, and light cream cheese to the pan.
10. Stir the sauce on low heat to melt the cream cheese.
11. Add more Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper, and the reserved pasta water to the sauce.
12. Stir the sauce again to thicken it up.
13. Add the cooked pasta to the sauce.
14. Add the cooked meatballs to the sauce.

## Equipment

- meal prep boxes
- microwave

## Tips

- Store in meal prep boxes refrigerated for up to 5 days.
- Reheat in the microwave for 2-3 minutes, stir, then heat for another minute till creamy.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSHKhbe4J/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6ef347ae-a86a-4c28-9bf7-a1fff7ba59d2
- Extracted: 2026-04-19

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