Restaurant Quality Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta | MUST Try

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor.

Boil water for pasta and add fettuccini pasta and salt; also add chicken bouillon for flavor.

Cover and boil pasta for about 10-12 minutes until al dente; set aside.

Pat dry jumbo shrimp and drizzle with olive oil; season with paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and ground black pepper.

Set seasoned shrimp aside.

Drain pasta, saving one cup of pasta water.

Heat 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil in a medium-high heat skillet; add shrimp and cook for about 1-2 minutes per side until done; set aside.

In the same skillet, add 1.5 tablespoons of unsalted butter and 1/2 cup of onion; sauté before adding 1 tablespoon of minced garlic.

Add 3 tablespoons of tomato paste and fry to remove raw taste.

Pour in half a cup of reserved pasta water and 1 cup of heavy whipping cream; stir.

Add a handful of spinach and season sauce with chicken bouillon and Cajun seasoning; adjust seasoning to taste.

Add cooked pasta to the sauce and mix well; add half of the shrimp and some sauce from the shrimp.

Stir in 1/2 cup of fresh parmesan cheese and garnish with fresh parsley.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Allergens