Cajun Pasta Carnivale combines chicken, shrimp and Andouille sausage with jambalaya pasta in a creamy sauce.

Cajun Pasta Carnivale

By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime

Cajun Pasta Carnivale is my recipe of the day for a Mardis Gras recipe event with some of my food blogging peers. The pasta is a creamy and  delicious  version of pasta jambalaya. Festive enough for Mardis Gras, it evokes the feeling of Carnivale.

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It is in some ways similar to Cajun chicken pasta but has a bit more to it. If you like the chicken pasta you are sure to like this. It had characteristics of jambalaya but with a Cajun spiced alfredo sauce.

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Cajun Pasta Carnivale

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Cajun Pasta Carnivale

Cajun Pasta Carnivale

Sue Lau

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Cajun, Southern

Servings 10

Calories 491 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 pound uncooked campanelle or tacconi pasta
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 red bell pepper (sliced)
• 1 green bell pepper (sliced)
• 1 large onion (cut into slivers)
• 6 cloves garlic (sliced)
• 12 ounces Andouille smoked sausage (sliced)
• 12 ounces sliced boneless chicken breast
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 pint fresh cherry tomatoes (halved)
• 8 ounces peeled deveined shrimp
• 1/4 cup Chardonnay or other dry white wine
• 6 green onions (chopped)
• 1 tablespoon chopped Italian parsley
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

 

• Cook pasta in boiling salted water according to package directions; drain.
• Heat butter in a large wok skillet.
• Saute peppers, onions, garlic, sausage, chicken, Cajun seasoning, thyme and pepper until the chicken is cooked through.
• Add tomatoes, shrimp and wine to the pan and cook until tomatoes soften and shrimp curls.
• Stir in green onions,  parsley, and heavy cream, cooking until hot but do not boil.
• Toss sauce with pasta and stir in the Parmesan cheese.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

Nutrition

Calories: 491kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 29gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 127mgSodium: 513mgPotassium: 640mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1550IUVitamin C: 40mgCalcium: 158mgIron: 2mg

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This recipe  has been updated from 2.26.17 to update the recipe card and photos.