Cajun Pasta Casserole

Name: Cajun Pasta Casserole
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons olive oil; 14 oz andouille sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 red bell pepper, sliced thin; 1 1/2 cup cut okra; 1 small zucchini, cut into 1 inch slices; 16 oz uncooked penne; 1 pint heavy cream; 2 quarts water; 4 chicken bullion cubes; 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning; 1/2 tablespoon smoked sweet paprika; 2 cups Monterey jack cheese, shredded

Emily @cook_3101344

Cajun Pasta Casserole

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Ingredients

30 mins

8 servings

4 tablespoonsolive oil
14 ozandouille sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces
3 clovesgarlic, minced
1red bell pepper, sliced thin
1 1/2 cupcut okra
1small zucchini, cut into 1 inch slices
16 ozuncooked penne
1 pintheavy cream
2 quartswater
4chicken bullion cubes
2 tablespoonscajun seasoning
1/2 tablespoonsmoked sweet paprika
2 cupsMonterey jack cheese, shredded

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Steps

30 mins

1

In large oven safe pot, add olive oil over medium-high heat.
2

Add sausage, stir. Let it start to brown a bit.
3

Add garlic and peppers. Stir until fragrant.
4

Add zucchini and okra to pot.
5

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.
6

Add water and bullion to pot. Bring to boil.
7

Add pasta to boiling water. Cook 10 minutes.
8

Add cajun seasoning and heavy cream to pasta pot. Stir to combine. Bring back to boil. Let sauce reduce.
9

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.
10

Add the sausage and veggies back into pasta dish.
11

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.