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This Cajun jambalaya pasta gives you the southern flavors you love in a quick and easy dinner. Whip up the creamy, flavorful sauce while the pasta cooks, and you'll have this meal on the table in no time!

Cajun Jambalaya Pasta: A tasty, fun sausage dish!

This is a quick pasta dinner for busy weeknights!

  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

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  • 12 ounces whole wheat pasta
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1 bell pepper seeded and diced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced or crushed
  • 12 ounces chicken andouille sausage cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup white wine or substitute chicken broth
  • 14 ounces canned petite diced tomatoes undrained
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
  • hot sauce to taste
  • 1/3 cup half and half
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 4 green onions sliced very thin (optional)

Instructions

  1. Bring large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package directions, drain, and set aside.
  2. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet or dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and sausage, and saute until browned, about 7 minutes. Add garlic, and saute 2 minutes longer. Stir in flour.
  3. Stir in wine, and simmer about 3 minutes, scraping brown bits off the bottom of the pan. Add tomatoes, Cajun seasoning, a few dashes of hot sauce, half and half, and milk. Bring to a low boil and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
  4. Add cooked pasta to sausage mixture, and gently toss to coat. Serve and garnish with sliced green onions if desired.

Notes

If you don’t have half and half, you can use all milk in this recipe.

  • Author: Andi
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 20
  • Category: Main
  • Cuisine: Cajun