Cajun Spaghetti Recipe (Louisiana Spaghetti)
Cajun Spaghetti (Louisiana Spaghetti) is a creamy and spicy pasta recipe that's perfect to make for an indulgent meal. It is super easy to make and comes together in under 20 minutes using simple ingredients.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 8 ounces uncooked spaghetti 225 g
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- ½ cup diced onions
- ½ cup diced mixed bell peppers
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper or to taste
- 1 teaspoon chicken broth powder use vegetable broth powder for a vegetarian version
- 1 cup roughly torn spinach
- ¼ cup unsweetened heavy cream
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese plus more for garnishing
Instructions
- Cook the spaghetti as per the package directions. Drain and set aside.
- Tip – Reserve some water from boiling the pasta. If the final dish gets dry, add this water to fix the consistency.
- While the spaghetti is cooking, make the sauce.
- Heat extra virgin olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add garlic and onions and saute for 1 minute until the onions are translucent.
- Add bell peppers, tomato paste, cajun seasoning, salt, pepper, and chicken broth powder, and saute for a minute.
- Note – If adding any protein like chicken, shrimp, meatballs, or sausages, add them at this stage and cook them well before adding the next set of ingredients.
- Add spinach and heavy cream and mix everything well.
- Add the cooked pasta and parmesan cheese and toss well using a tong or two large spoons to coat the spaghetti with the sauce.
- Check for salt and add more if required.
- If the pasta looks dry, add some of the reserved water from cooking the pasta and toss well.
- Garnish with more parmesan cheese and serve hot.
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Notes
You can substitute spinach with kale and add more veggies of your choice like broccoli, mushroom, zucchini, asparagus, etc.
To make it vegan, skip adding heavy cream and parmesan cheese and use coconut milk + nutritional yeast instead. Replace chicken broth powder with vegetable broth powder.
Nutrition
Calories: 384kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 292mg | Potassium: 382mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2702IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 2mg
