Dirty Cajun Pasta
Created by Sue on February 21, 2013
- Servings: 7
- Prep Time: 25m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #8163
Ingredients
- 1 (13 ounce) box dreamfield's rotini pasta, cooked
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups diced celery
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 8 ounces lean ground beef
- 7 ounces smoked sausage, chopped
- 10 ounces chicken livers
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon instant chicken bouillon
- 1 tablespoon cajun spices
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon louisiana hot pepper sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 15 ounces tomato sauce
- 1/3 cup dry red wine
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
How to Make
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Step 1: Cook pasta and drain;set aside.
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Step 2: Saute chicken livers in olive oil until cooked through; allow to cool and mince.
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Step 3: In a very large skillet, saute ground beef, smoked sausage, onion, celery, green pepper, garlic, cajun spice, paprika, salt, and pepper until very nicely browned.
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Step 4: Add chicken livers back to pan, tthen stir in wine and let it cook off.
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Step 5: Add tomato sauce, instant chicken bouillon, hot pepper sauce, and soy sauce and stir to blend.
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Step 6: Stir in half and half and let thicken just a little bit, then combine sauce with cooked rotini.
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Step 7: Serve garnished with parmesan cheese.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (393.2 g)
- Calories 573.8
- Total Fat - 33.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 11.4 g
- Cholesterol - 204 mg
- Sodium - 753.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 32.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.2 g
- Sugars - 3.2 g
- Protein - 34 g
- Calcium - 163.4 mg
- Iron - 5.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 11.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg