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=== '''Ingredients''' ===
*1 lb. large shrimp (peeled and deveined)
*Kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper (to taste)
*1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning (or Creole seasoning)
*1/2 teaspoon dried Oregano
*2 tablespoons Olive oil
*6 oz andouille sausage or smoked sausage (thinly sliced)
*10 ounces fettuccine pasta
*½ yellow onion (thinly sliced)
*1 red bell pepper (thinly sliced)
*4 teaspoons Cajun seasoning (or Creole seasoning)
*1 teaspoon brown sugar
*2-3 cloves garlic (chopped)
*½ cup crushed tomatoes
*1 cup chicken broth
*1 cup heavy cream
*2/3 cup Grated Parmesan
*1 tbsp parsley (chopped)

=== '''Instructions''' ===
#Toss shrimp with salt, pepper, Cajun seasoning and Oregano, and coat well. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and drizzle bottom of pan with olive oil. 
#Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes. Flip shrimp over and cook another minute or two. Then remove to a plate and set aside. Drizzle pan with a little more olive oil, add sausage and brown until nicely caramelized, about 4 - 5 minutes. Remove to plate, set aside.
#Add pasta to salted boiling water and cook until al dente.
#Lower heat to medium and add a bit more olive oil to the pan, add the onion, red bell pepper, Cajun seasoning, brown sugar, and a generous pinch of salt. Sauté until onion and pepper have softened a bit, scraping up any browned bits that you can. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
#Add crushed tomatoes, chicken broth and heavy cream. Bring to a simmer, stirring and scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pan, simmer a couple minutes. 
#Once simmering, add Parmesan and stir into sauce. When Parmesan is blended in, add cooked pasta and sausage and stir to combine and heat through, 2 - 3 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste and then lastly, add shrimp.
#Serve with chopped parsley.

[https://whatsinthepan.com/cajun-shrimp-pasta-sausage/ Link to recipe]
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