Cajun Pasta Fresca

Submitted by PhotoMomma

"This is such a yummy, spicy dinner! Sometimes, if I'm in a hurry, I will use a large can of diced tomatoes instead of chopping up the fresh. You could also add some chicken to this dish if you would like."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 lb vermicelli
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 13 roma tomatoes, diced
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
• 1⁄2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

directions

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

Reviews

[Twiggyann]

We enjoyed this very much. I added two chicken boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces that I cooked in about 1 tbsp of olive oil and seasoned with cajun seasoning and some of Emeril's Essence seasoning to the sauce right before I tossed everything together. For us, that made 4 servings (I cooked about 3/4 lb of linguine)