At Delish, you can't really trust when one of us blurts out "This is the best thing we've ever made!" because we say that once a week at a minimum. When you're cooking this much, it's impossible to not black out and go into a food coma on the reg. After we finished devouring this cajun mac—in pure silence—we knew that we had developed a winner.
I love cajun seasoning with anything (especially this angel hair), so it wasn't hard for me to envision this cheesy mess of a mac. It was tough, however, to choose which proteins to include because I know people have particular cajun feelings. I settled on shrimp and andouille sausage because also adding chicken seems like way too much and shrimp 'n sausage make an excellent match.
Cajun Mac & Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 lb. cavatappi or other short-cut pasta
- 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 bell peppers, diced
- 1/2 white onion, diced
- kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 lb. andouille sausage, sliced
- 1/2 lb. peeled and deveined medium shrimp, tails removed
- 1/4 c. Sliced green onions
- 1 tbsp. Cajun seasoning
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 2 c. milk
- 1 1/4 c. shredded Cheddar
- 1 1/4 c. Shredded Monterey Jack
- 1/4 c. panko bread crumbs
- 2 tbsp. melted butter
Directions