Cajun Cream Sauce
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Best Cajun Cream Sauce
This sauce is delicious and relatively easy to prepare.
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Salted Butter
- 2 Cloves Garlic Sliced thin
- ¼ Cup Dry White Wine
- 1 ½ teaspoons Cajun Spice
- ½ teaspoon Smoked Paprika
- ½ teaspoon Oregano
- 1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- ¼ Cup Parmigiano Reggiano Freshly grated
- 1 ½ Tablespoons Parsley Fresh, diced
- 1 Pinch Salt to taste
- 1 Pinch pepper to taste
- 1 Tablespoon Lemon juice Freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¼ Cup Pasta water
- ½ Pound Fusilli Pasta
Instructions
- Have all ingredients ready before starting.
- In a large non-stick skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat. Have wine ready and add garlic. Cook garlic until you smell the garlic and add the wine to stop the garlic from over cooking.
- Cook wine for about 10-15 minutes with a good simmer. This will cook the alcohol out.
- Stir in Cajun spice, smoked paprika, and oregano. Stir in completely and let cook for about a minute.
- Add heavy whipping cream and bring to a light simmer. You want to mixture to thicken before going forward.
- Whisk in Parmigiano Reggiano and Parsley.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add lemon juice and stir in thoroughly.
- Cook pasta to al dente and add ¼ cup of pasta water to the cream sauce.
- Strain pasta and add sauce to pasta, mix together thoroughly to allow sauce to coat pasta.
Notes
One great addition to this recipe is to add blackened chicken.
Nutrition
Calories: 508kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 12gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 141mgPotassium: 249mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1722IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 140mgIron: 1mg
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