CAJUN SAUSAGE & SHRIMP SCAMPI RECIPE

cajun sausage

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Chicken sausage is lower in fat, while pork sausage is often more affordable.

white wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic white wine

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Non-alcoholic wine provides flavor without alcohol, while broth is more budget-friendly.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor, while pecorino is often less expensive.

Get a pot of water to a rolling boil and add a pinch of salt.

Add spaghetti to the boiling water and cook until al dente, then drain and set aside.

Heat a pan over medium to medium-high heat and drizzle in olive oil.

Add sliced cajun sausage to the pan and cook until browned, then remove from heat and set aside.

Add minced garlic and sliced grape tomatoes to the pan and cook for about 2 minutes.

Pour in white cooking wine and let it bubble up, crushing the tomatoes slightly.

Add one stick of unsalted butter to the pan and let it melt, mixing it in.

Add peeled, deveined shrimp to the pan and cook for about 4 minutes.

Reintroduce the cooked cajun sausage to the pan with the shrimp.

Add the cooked spaghetti to the pan and sprinkle in freshly chopped curly parsley.

Optionally, sprinkle in grated Parmesan cheese and mix everything together to coat the pasta in the sauce.

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