Cajun Alfredo Pasta

Sometimes I get a craving for something creamy and spicy. My quick fix for this craving is a big bowl of Cajun Alfredo Pasta. Its a relatively simple recipe and the sauce can be prepared in one pan. You can adjust the amount of spice to taste, I usually go with a low to medium spice level depending on the spiciness of the sausage.

Cajun Alfredo Pasta

Ingredients

2 links Andouille Sausage, diced

1 Green Bell Pepper, diced

1 Small Sweet Onion, diced

1 Roma Tomato, diced

2 Cloves Garlic, minced

1/2 cup + 1 tbsp Unsalted Butter

8 oz Cream Cheese

1 tsp Garlic Powder

2 cups Milk

3/4 cup Parmesan Cheese

1 1/2 tsp Cajun Seasoning

Pasta

1) In a large deep frying pan cook Andouille over medium heat until browned and cooked thru. 

2) Add 1tbsp butter, bell pepper, and onion. Cook until pepper is soft and onion translucent. 

3) Add garlic and tomato and continue cooking until tomato starts to break down. 

4) Add 1/2 cup butter and stir until melted, then add cream cheese and garlic powder, stirring        frequently till cream cheese melts and is smooth. 

5) Add milk a little at a time, stirring quickly to remove any lumps of cream cheese.  

6) Add Parmesan cheese and Cajun seasoning, stirring until cheese melts and incorporates smoothly. 

7) Cook, stirring frequently, until desired consistency is reached. Remove from heat. Sauce will thicken slightly as it cools. 

8) Serve over prepared pasta of your choice and enjoy. 

*Cooks Tip: It is perfectly fine to use the cheap grated Parmesan cheese in the green container in this recipe, it still turns out great.