Cajun Sausage Pasta – Barefeet In The Kitchen

Creamy, spicy, pasta with bell peppers and sausage is a 20-minute meal that everybody loves. My household will fortunately eat this Cajun sausage pasta any night time of the week.

Cajun Pasta with Sausage

I like the benefit of utilizing seasoning mixes for easy recipes like this one. Technically, there are solely 5 elements on this recipe, however with an ideal seasoning combine there may be an abundance of various flavors within the dish.

I shared this Cajun Seasoning Mix in The Weeknight Dinner Cookbook. The seasoning mix has been a staple in my pantry for fairly a number of years now. I figured it was long gone time to share it right here in order that I can extra simply hyperlink to it for straightforward entry.

After you whip up that Cajun spice mix (it solely takes a minute), you’ll be able to make this scrumptious pasta.

Pasta with Bell Peppers

My household loves creamy pasta dishes, however I generally discover them to be slightly too bland. The bell peppers and the sausage assist hold issues fascinating. This recipe satisfies each my household’s love of cream sauces and our want for slightly extra warmth.

This meal begins by browning the sausage in a pan. As a result of spicy sausage already has a lot taste, it’s the right basis for thus a lot of our favourite meals.

Add in a number of bell peppers for coloration and taste, plus heavy cream and Cajun spices and also you get an additional creamy sauce to toss along with your pasta.

As regards to the cream on this recipe: you’ll need to use actual heavy cream right here. Milk or lower-fat options received’t work as effectively. Belief me on this!

This Cajun pasta has simply the correct quantity of kick to it for us. When you’d like much more warmth, be at liberty so as to add a pinch of additional seasoning.

I might encourage you to strive the recipe as written earlier than making adjustments; you don’t need your dinner to be so spicy you possibly can’t get pleasure from it.

Each single individual at my dinner desk gave this creamy spicy pasta an enthusiastic two thumbs up! There was hardly a chew leftover. Fortunately, it’s really easy to make that I can whip up one other batch subsequent time the craving strikes.

Cajun Pasta with Sausage Recipe

You’ll want simply 5 elements to make this pasta:

• bite-size pasta: fusilli, rotini, penne, and many others.
• scorching sausage
• 3 bell peppers, assorted colours, reduce into 1/2″ items
• heavy cream
•  Cajun seasoning, regulate for desired warmth

I’ve made this a number of instances now utilizing no matter bite-sized pasta we’ve within the pantry. It really works superbly with penne, rotini, and fusilli and would even be a good way to serve small shells or farfalle.

Simple Pasta Recipes

Talking of ease, I don’t suppose I may ever have too many straightforward pasta recipes. Even the pickiest eaters amongst us will gladly eat pasta and there are infinite methods to maintain it on the dinner rotation with out losing interest.

A plate of spaghetti topped with Five Minute Marinara Sauce is the traditional (with or with out meatballs!) and no child of their proper thoughts will flip down this Easy Macaroni and Cheese.

For these heat summer season nights attain for a giant bowl of Spinach Pasta Salad or Italian Pasta Salad. And when your basil plant goes loopy this summer season, you’ll need to have this recipe for Creamy Pesto Pasta available too.

Full of recent greens, tangy Italian dressing, and pleasant twirls of pasta, you’ll need to savor every chew of this California Spaghetti Salad.

This straightforward 5-ingredient straightforward pasta recipe is assured to please. Let Cajun Sausage Pasta be the reply to, “What’s for dinner?” tonight! 

initially printed 5/8/20 – recipe notes and images up to date 6/8/23