Cajun Pasta Casserole.
You can have Cajun Pasta Casserole using 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Cajun Pasta Casserole
- You need 4 tablespoons of olive oil.
- You need 14 oz of andouille sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces.
- Prepare 3 cloves of garlic, minced.
- Prepare 1 of red bell pepper, sliced thin.
- You need 1 1/2 cup of cut okra.
- Prepare 1 of small zucchini, cut into 1 inch slices.
- It's 16 oz of uncooked penne.
- It's 1 pint of heavy cream.
- It's 2 quarts of water.
- It's 4 of chicken bullion cubes.
- It's 2 tablespoons of cajun seasoning.
- It's 1/2 tablespoon of smoked sweet paprika.
- Prepare 2 cups of Monterey jack cheese, shredded.
Cajun Pasta Casserole step by step
- In large oven safe pot, add olive oil over medium-high heat..
- Add sausage, stir. Let it start to brown a bit..
- Add garlic and peppers. Stir until fragrant..
- Add zucchini and okra to pot..
- 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..
- Add water and bullion to pot. Bring to boil..
- Add pasta to boiling water. Cook 10 minutes..
- Add cajun seasoning and heavy cream to pasta pot. Stir to combine. Bring back to boil. Let sauce reduce..
- 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..
- Add the sausage and veggies back into pasta dish..
- 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..