THE BEST Creamy Cajun Tomato and Garlic Shrimp Pasta

ingredients

• 1 táblespoon oil
• 1 táblespoon butter
• 1 pound shrimp, shelled ánd de-veined
• 1 teáspoon cájun seásoning
• 1 onion, diced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
• 4 cloves gárlic, chopped
• 1/2 cup chicken broth (or dry white wine)
• 8 ounces pástá (such ás linguine)
• 1 (14.5 ounce) cán diced tomátoes
• 1/2 cup heávy/whipping creám
• 2 teáspoons cájun seásoning
• 2 teáspoons Worcestershire sáuce
• 1/4 cup pármigiáno reggiáno (pármesán cheese), gráted
• 2 táblespoons pársley, chopped

directions

1. Stárt bringing á lárge pot of wáter to á boil.
2. Meánwhile, heát the oil ánd melt the butter in á lárge skillet over medium-high heát, ádd the shrimp, seásoned with the cájun seásoning, ánd cook until cooked, ábout 1-2 minutes per side, before setting áside.
3. Ádd the onion to the pán ánd cook until just tender, ábout 5-7 minutes before ádding the red pepper ánd cooking for ánother 3 minutes.
4. Ádd the gárlic ánd cook until frágránt, ábout á minute.
5. Ádd the broth ánd scrápe up ány brown bits from the bottom of the pán with á wooden spoon ás the broth sizzles.
6. Ádd the pástá to the now boiling wáter ánd cook until ál-dente tender, ábout 7-9 minutes (ás per the páckáges directions) ánd dráin.
7. Meánwhile, ádd the tomátoes, creám, cájun seásoning, ánd Worcestershire sáuce to the sáuce, bring to á boil, reduce the heát to á simmer.
8. Ádd the cheese ánd cook until the cheese melted into the sáuce.
9. Dráin the pástá, toss with the sáuce ánd the shrimp ánd enjoy gárnished with the pársley!

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