Cajun Pasta Casserole
Cajun Pasta Casserole

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, cajun pasta casserole. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Cajun Pasta Casserole is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Cajun Pasta Casserole is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have cajun pasta casserole using 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Cajun Pasta Casserole:
  1. Take 4 tablespoons olive oil
  2. Take 14 oz andouille sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces
  3. Make ready 3 cloves garlic, minced
  4. Take 1 red bell pepper, sliced thin
  5. Get 1 1/2 cup cut okra
  6. Make ready 1 small zucchini, cut into 1 inch slices
  7. Prepare 16 oz uncooked penne
  8. Take 1 pint heavy cream
  9. Prepare 2 quarts water
  10. Prepare 4 chicken bullion cubes
  11. Make ready 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
  12. Prepare 1/2 tablespoon smoked sweet paprika
  13. Prepare 2 cups Monterey jack cheese, shredded
Steps to make Cajun Pasta Casserole:
  1. In large oven safe pot, add olive oil over medium-high heat.
  2. Add sausage, stir. Let it start to brown a bit.
  3. Add garlic and peppers. Stir until fragrant.
  4. Add zucchini and okra to pot.
  5. Add paprika to sausage and veggies in pot. Stir to combine. Cook for just a few moments, then remove from pot and save for later.
  6. Add water and bullion to pot. Bring to boil.
  7. Add pasta to boiling water. Cook 10 minutes.
  8. Add cajun seasoning and heavy cream to pasta pot. Stir to combine. Bring back to boil. Let sauce reduce.
  9. At this point, I stirred in about a half of a cup of my cheese into the sauce to let it get a little extra creamy.
  10. Add the sausage and veggies back into pasta dish.
  11. Top with remaining cheese. Pop in oven under broiler for about 3-4 minutes, just long enough to give it a light golden crust on top.

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