Best 8 Creamy Jambalaya Pasta Recipes

JAMBALAYA PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta until al dente, drain but do not rinse. set aside
• Lightly season the chicken and shrimp (separately) with the cajun seasoning.
• Heat oil in a large pot on medium heat and cook the chicken until cooked through. Set aside.
• Add the shrimp to the same pan and cook on both sides until they are opaque (about 3-5 minutes). Remove from heat and set aside.
• Add andouille sausage and brown on both sides.
• Still in the same pan, add onion, garlic, and bay leaves and cook until the onion is translucent.
• Add the chicken, diced tomato, tomato sauce, red chili flakes, thyme, oregano, cajun seasoning, chicken broth, salt, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, then stir in the shrimp and pasta. Leave to get heated through for 1-2 minutes.
• Garnish with parsley if desired.

PASTA JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large pot over medium heat.
• Add sausages; saute until light brown, 5 minutes.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer sausages to paper towels.
• Pour drippings from pot; discard.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to pot and heat over medium heat.
• Stir in onion and next 9 ingredients.
• Cover and cook until vegetables are almost tender, stirring often, about 8 minutes.
• Stir in crushed tomatoes and diced tomatoes with juices and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes to blend flavors.
• Stir in sausages, Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce; simmer uncovered until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes longer.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Discard bay leaves.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite.
• Remove from heat.
• Add shrimp to pot; cover and let stand just until shrimp are pink on outside and opaque in center, about 2 minutes.
• Drain pasta and shrimp; return to pot.
• Add sauce and toss to blend.
• Transfer to bowl.
• Serve, passing Parmesan cheese separately.

JAMBALAYA PASTA

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add onion and peppers and cook until soft, then add sausages and cook until browned. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute, then add chicken. Season with Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring often, until chicken is golden and cooked through.
• Add penne and stir, then pour in diced tomatoes and chicken broth. Simmer until pasta is al dente and almost all liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• Stir in heavy cream and cheddar until melty.
• Serve with Parmesan and parsley.

JAMBALAYA PASTA WITH PENNE, CHICKEN, SHRIMP AND ANDOUILLE

Steps:

• Fill a large, 1-gallon stock pot with a pasta insert, 3/4 full with water. Bring to a boil over high heat and season with salt to taste. Place the penne in the salted water and return to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook the pasta until nearly al dente, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain and set aside, reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking water.
• While the pasta cooks, set a 14-inch saute pan over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, swirl the pan to evenly coat with the oil. Season the shrimp with 2 teaspoons of the Essence and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Place the shrimp in the pan and sear for 1 minute per side. Remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside. Add another tablespoon of the olive oil to the saute pan and season the chicken breast with 2 teaspoons of the Essence and 1/8 teaspoon of the salt. Place the chicken breast in the pan and sear for 3 minutes, turning to ensure even browning. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside with the seared shrimp.
• Place the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in the saute pan and add the sausage, onions and bell peppers. Saute, stirring occasionally, until the sausage is lightly caramelized and the onions are translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic to the pan and saute for 30 seconds. Add the chicken stock to the pan and scrape with a spoon to remove any browned bits that have formed in the bottom of the pan, about 30 seconds. Add the diced tomatoes, fresh thyme, the remaining tablespoon of Essence and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook for 2 minutes. Add the heavy cream to the pan and cook an additional 2 minutes. Return the shrimp and chicken to the pan, as well as the nearly al dente pasta and the reserved 1 cup of pasta cooking water. Continue to cook the sauce and pasta, stirring occasionally, until the shrimp and chicken are cooked through, the pasta is al dente and most of the pasta cooking water has evaporated, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the basil and Parmesan. Toss to combine and serve while hot.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch
• Published by William Morrow, 1993.

CREAMY JAMBALAYA PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the bow-tie pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until cooked through yet firm to the bite, 12 to 14 minutes; drain.
• Cook and stir sausage, onion powder, and garlic powder together in a large skillet over medium heat until sausage is heated through, 5 to 7 minutes. Add white wine and cook until wine hot, about 2 minutes.
• Stir tomato sauce, Cajun seasoning, paprika, and black pepper into sausage mixture until evenly coated; stir in yogurt. Cook sausage mixture until almost bubbling; reduce heat to low and cook until mixture is thickened, about 5 minutes more.
• Mix pasta, parsley, and Parmesan cheese into sausage mixture.

JAMBALAYA PASTA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the onion, peppers and celery in butter until tender. Stir in the tomatoes, broth, mushrooms and seasonings. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes. , Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Add chicken to tomato mixture; heat through. Drain pasta; add to chicken mixture. Discard bay leaves.

CREAMY JAMBALAYA PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the bow-tie pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until cooked through yet firm to the bite, 12 to 14 minutes; drain.
• Cook and stir sausage, onion powder, and garlic powder together in a large skillet over medium heat until sausage is heated through, 5 to 7 minutes. Add white wine and cook until wine hot, about 2 minutes.
• Stir tomato sauce, Cajun seasoning, paprika, and black pepper into sausage mixture until evenly coated; stir in yogurt. Cook sausage mixture until almost bubbling; reduce heat to low and cook until mixture is thickened, about 5 minutes more.
• Mix pasta, parsley, and Parmesan cheese into sausage mixture.

PASTA JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in salted water according to the package directions until al dente. Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup cooking water; keep warm.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the shrimp with 2 teaspoons of the Cajun seasoning, and add to the Dutch oven. Cook, stirring occasionally, just until the shrimp turn pink, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil to the Dutch oven; sprinkle the chicken with 2 teaspoons of the Cajun seasoning. Add the chicken to the Dutch oven, and cook, turning to brown on all sides, until done, about 5 minutes. Transfer the chicken to the plate with the shrimp. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the Dutch oven; add the sausage, onion, and bell pepper. Cook, stirring often, until the sausage is browned and the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic; cook 1 minute. Add the stock, and cook 30 seconds, stirring and scraping to loosen browned bits from the bottom of the Dutch oven. Add the tomatoes, thyme, and remaining 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning; cook about 2 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream.
• Add the shrimp, chicken, pasta, and reserved 1 cup cooking water to the Dutch oven; toss to combine. Cook until the mixture is thoroughly heated and the sauce thickens, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, and add the Parmesan and basil; toss to combine.