Cajun Shrimp And Sausage With Cheese Sauce And Pasta

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 (12 ounce) package fettuccine pasta, cooked
• 1/2 lb dried smoked sausage, chopped (i use andouille sausage for this)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic (or to taste)
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 3/4 cup diced celery
• 1 -2 tablespoon cajun seasoning (use homemade or purchased, i use emeril's mix)
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups whipping cream (unwhipped)
• 6 ounces velveeta mexican cheese, cubed
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• salt and black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven cook the dry sausage over medium heat for about 8-10 minutes or until browned; remove the sausage, drain fat leaving about 1 tablespoon in the dutch oven.
• 2 melt the butter in the drippings over medium heat; add in shrimp; cook for about 4-5 minutes or until the shrimp turns pink; set the shrimp aside.
• 3 add in onion, red bell pepper, and celery cook for 5 minutes adding in the garlic the last 2 minutes of cooking.
• 4 stir in the cajun seasoning and flour to the veggies; cook over medium heat 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 5 gradually stir in chicken broth; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly; boil for 1 minute, then reduce heat to low and stir in the whipping cream,.
• 6 cook simmering for about 7-8 minutes.
• 7 add in the velveeta cubes, sausage and shrimp, stirring until the cheese melts.
• 8 stir in the chopped green onions and parmesan cheese; mix to combine, season with salt and pepper.
• 9 serve over the cooked pasta.
• 10 delicious!