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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 2 servings
Category: Main Dish
Cuisine: Cajun
Diet: Not specified
Ingredients:
- 12 raw shrimps (adjust to your preference)
- 1 serving of linguine pasta
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1/8 teaspoon basil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Flour (for thickening)
- Cajun seasoning
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley
- White wine (not shown)
- Olive oil (not shown)
Directions:
- Heat a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the butter, a drizzle of olive oil, and a dash of white wine. Bring it to a boil.
- Add the minced garlic and cook for another 2 minutes until fragrant.
- Add the raw shrimps to the pan.
- Season the shrimps generously with Cajun seasoning according to your liking.
- When the shrimps turn pink on one side, flip them and cook for an additional minute. Remove the cooked shrimps from the pan, leaving the liquid.
- In the same pan, add the heavy cream, basil, parsley, salt, and pepper.
- Bring the mixture to a boil and gradually whisk in sprinkles of flour until the sauce thickens to your desired consistency.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and return the cooked shrimp to the pan.
- Toss the shrimp to coat them with the creamy sauce.
- Serve the creamy Cajun shrimp over cooked linguine pasta.
- Top with shredded Parmesan cheese.
- Enjoy your delicious homemade creamy Cajun shrimp pasta
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