Cajun Tomato Sauce Recipes

PASTA WITH CAJUN CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In large stockpot, boil water for pasta.
• In a large sauté pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onions and saute for 2 minutes. Add garlic, saute additional 1 minute.
• Stir chicken bouillon into white wine and add to pan.
• Using a wooden spoon, scrape any brown bits off the bottom of the pan. Let the wine reduce to half - about 3 minutes.
• In the meantime, cook your pasta to the al dente stage.
• Add cajun seasoning, paprika, salt, pepper, and tomato paste to the sauce. Stir.
• Add heavy cream. When the cream mixture is almost bubbling, turn heat to low. Let the crème mixture reduce to half - about 5 minutes.
• Drain the pasta very well - add pasta to the crème sauce.
• Toss with freshly chopped parsley and Parmesan.
• Serve.

CAJUN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil to a large saucepan over medium heat. Sauté the yellow onions, bell pepper, celery, and garlic for approximately 5 minutes (or until the onions are soft and translucent).
• Add the tomato sauce, Cajun seasoning, cayenne pepper powder, bay leaf, and lemon zest to the vegetables and stir to combine.
• Lower the heat to low and simmer the sauce for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove the sauce from the heat and remove the bay leaf. Add salt and pepper to taste (and any additional Cajun seasoning/cayenne pepper to taste), then serve the sauce immediately.

CREAMY TOMATO CAJUN CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix spices to make the cajun seasoning.
• In another bowl, add cubed chicken and toss to fully coat in 1 tbsp cajun seasoning.
• Cook your short cut pasta according to package instructions for al dente. Drain and set aside for later.
• Add butter and oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to the hot skillet and cook until golden brown, turning chicken over halfway through.
• Drizzle honey over chicken and toss to combine. Chicken will be 165 degrees when fully cooked. Remove chicken from skillet and transfer to a plate, leaving any juices in the skillet.
• In the same skillet, add chopped onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft. Add minced garlic and diced tomatoes and sprinkle in 1 1/2 teaspoons of cajun seasoning.
• Bring to a low simmer, while stirring frequently, slowly pour in heavy cream until fully incorporated into the sauce. Break up tomatoes using your cooking spoon.
• Add chicken back to the skillet along with the cooked pasta. Sprinkle in parmesan cheese and stir to combine.
• Sprinkle with chopped green onion and chopped parsley (optional). Enjoy!

CAJUN PASTA FRESCA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• While the pasta water is boiling, in a large skillet over medium heat, briefly saute garlic in oil. Stir in tomatoes and their juice and sprinkle with salt. When tomatoes are bubbly, mash slightly with a fork. Stir in parsley, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes more.
• Toss hot pasta with tomato sauce, Cajun seasoning, mozzarella and Parmesan.