Do you love flavorful spicy dishes? I do, and one of my favorites is my Cajun-Style Shrimp and Sausage. Served over a bed of rice this hearty meal is sure to please your friends and family!
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What ingredients do I need to make Cajun Style Shrimp and Sausage?
Let’s start by gathering the ingredients we need to make Cajun-Style Shrimp and Sausage. In Chef Speak this is called the “Mise en Place” which translates to “Everything in its Place.”
Not only does setting your ingredients up ahead of time speed up the cooking process, but it also helps ensure you have everything you need to make the dish.
Do I have to use Andouille Sausage?
No you don’t. You can substitute your favorite sausage for the andouille. This dish would also be great with chorizo and Italian sausage.
How do I make Cajun-Style Shrimp and Sausage?
- Coat the shrimp with one tablespoon of the Cajun seasoning.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Or until almost fully cooked.
- Remove the shrimp from the pan and set on the side until needed.
Using the same pan, add the butter to the pan. Add the onion and peppers to the pan and sauté for 3-5 minutes. Or until the onions are translucent and peppers are soft.
**Add additional olive oil or butter if needed
Add the okra, sausage and garlic to the pan and continue to sauté for 3-4 minutes.
Add the chicken broth, cream and Romano cheese to the pan. Reduce the heat to medium and allow the sauce to reduce by about one-third. Stir occasionally, allowing the sauce to let the flavor of the peppers and sausage release into the cream sauce.
Re-season to your taste with sea salt and black pepper. Then, it’s time to add the shrimp back into the pan and bring the mixture back to a minimum temperature of 165 degrees.
**Add additional Cajun seasoning and/or hot sauce if you like heat.
Wouldn’t you love to sit down to a bowlful of this delicious Cajun-style shrimp and sausage?
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Cajun-Style Shrimp and Sausage
Ingredients
- 16 ounces shrimp 16 – 20 count, raw peeled and deveined
- 8 ounce Andouille sausage sliced
- 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic finely diced
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 cup okra sliced
- 2 red bell peppers chopped into chunks
- ½ cup chicken stock or vegetable stock
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1½ cups heavy cream
- ½ cup grated Romano cheese
- 1 tablespoon Italian parsley chopped
- 4 cups cooked brown rice cooked per instructions on the box
Instructions
- Coat the shrimp with one tablespoon of the cajun seasoning.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Or until almost fully cooked. Remove the shrimp from the pan and set on the side until needed.
- Using the same pan, add the butter to the pan juices. Add the onion and peppers to the pan and sautéfor 3-5 minutes. Or until the onions are translucent and peppers are soft.
- Add the okra, sausage and garlic to the pan and continue to sauté for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the chicken broth, cream and Romano cheese to the pan. Reduce the heat to medium and allow the sauce to reduce by about one-third. Stir occasionally, allowing the sauce to let the flavor of the peppers and sausage release into the cream sauce.
- Reseason to your taste with sea salt and black pepper. **Add additional Cajun seasoning and/or hot sauce if you like heat.
- Add the shrimp back into the pan, and bring the mixture back to a minimum temperature of 165 degrees.
- Serve over brown rice or your favorite grain.
Nutrition
james wilz
the picture shows two different types of peppers and mushrooms but only red peppers are on the ingredients list, Please advise.
Chef Dennis Littley
I used both red and green peppers because I had them. You can use either or both, they’re all bell peppers.
Alexis
This dish is amazing! It’s packed with veggies and yummy protein. My family all loved this and want me to make it again.
Julie @ Running in a Skirt
What a fabulous dinner! This is super flavorful and came out great. I will make it again soon. It’s perfect for a family dinner.
Kari Heron
This is just absolutely the most beautiful recipe. I am so grateful to have discovered it. I love okra and have lots in the fridge that I just got from my friend and this is what I am going to cook.
Emily
My whole family loved this Cajun style shrimp and sausage, especially my husband. Adding this to the meal rotation, thank you!
Stine Mari
I love flavorful spicy dishes! I don’t cook enough Cajun style food, and this is such a lovely gateway to the cuisine!
Amy Liu Dong
I loved shrimp a lot and to be honest, seeing this dish makes me so hungry. Look so delicious!
Jere Cassidy
I gotta try your recipe, I love the spices in Cajun food and this shrimp and sausage look tasty with all the colorful ingredients and spices. It’s been ages since I’ve used okra.
Leslie
This is the best recipe! Especially for anyone who loves shrimp or is craving extra flavor!
Christina
My whole family loved this recipe!
Jessica Stroup
Delicious! A new family favortie!
Anosa Malanga
Been craving some shrimp lately and thinking of what recipe to do with it. Checking out the internet and glad I came over this post. The shrimp and sausage combo is pretty interesting. I’ll try to make this. Hopefully, it would be as delicious just like the photo looks like,
Catalina
This is such a delicious and hearty dish! Sounds so perfect for this cold weather!
Ghanashyam K
This recipe looks great! I just brought some shrimp today so I will definitely be trying this out.
Michele peterson
This recipe made our whole family love okra! Fab flavours!
Nile Flores
Yes! I love cajun food. I was actually looking into some cajun recipes with either rice or pasta. I’ll bookmark this one to try out.
Kim Guzman
What a flavor explosion! I can’t wait to give this a try.
Bolupe
Okay, shrimps and sausages are 2 of my favourite things to eat. I love the Cajun style, the flavours and the okra. Oh yum! I can’t wait to try this one.
Marysa
I love cajun recipes, and this sounds like a delicious combination of flavors. I haven’t cooked with okra before, but I would like to give it a try.
Kathy
This looks amazing. I love how colorful it is too. I try to get lots of color in my meals as well. Yum!
Emily Flint
This looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it.
catherine santiago jose
First of all this recipe looks so promising and so enticing. I loved the combination of color it gives, this will definitely can be an instant crowd favorite.
Lynndee
This dish is making me so hungry right now. Going to save your recipe for later. Love a good seafood recipe.
Ramona
This recipe was a hit! I particularly loved the addition of okra to this dish, will definitely make it again. Thank you for sharing this 😉
Sue
Oh I am loving the Cajun flavors here! Yum!
Sunrita
Love how convenient and nutritious this recipe is. Brilliant
Chloe
This looks so deliciously creamy and spicy!
Rose Ann Sales
It looks so flavorful and I love that it has lots of veggies. Yummy!
Nikki Wayne
I know someone who experience heartburns sometimes. I will recommend this to her.
Sara
Great recipe! Thank you!
Sheryl of SHE.ph
I love Cajun shrimp but I haven’t thought of combining it with sausage nor okra. I’ll try it next time.
MELANIE EDJOURIAN
Oh wow, I’d never thought to combine sausage and shrimp although I do love chorizo and shrimp.
Katie
No matter how many ways I try to cook it and how many times I’ve tried to just ‘add it in’, I can not like the taste of mushrooms at all. I would love to try this recipe, but I have to forego the mushrooms!
Amber Myers
This would be a tasty meal. My kids would be a fan since they love their shrimp.
Bri
This looks like a great, southern salad! I’ll remember this one for whenever we can start having get-togethers again!
Tammy
I’m gonna love this recipe because it has okra in it. All good ingredients and can’t wait to try.
melissa chapman
That looks like a yummy dish and my son loves shrimp. I know this will be a real favorite like so many of your creations.