Cajun Pasta Salad

Tender pasta, the “holy trinity” of bell peppers, celery, and onion, and a creamy Cajun dressing make this Cajun Pasta Salad irresistible. Pair this flavorful pasta salad with nearly any meat off the grill for a memorable summer season meal.

Whereas this salad pairs properly with grilled meat for summer season barbecues, it’s additionally nice with chicken, shrimp, steak, or salmon cooked within the air fryer for informal weeknight meals.

Final time I made a Cajun pasta salad, I served it with Air Fryer Kielbasa Bites (recipe coming quickly!) for a meal that my boys positively devoured. This recipe is an thrilling twist on basic pasta salads. With an abundance of spicy flavors, no one can accuse this pasta salad of being boring!

Cajun Taste

Cajun flavors are characterised by a spicy, earthy seasoning mix that packs somewhat punch courtesy of components like garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, and quite a lot of herbs like thyme, marjoram, and oregano. The opposite mainstay in Cajun delicacies is the aforementioned “holy trinity”; celery, onions, and bell peppers.

You possibly can actually purchase good Cajun seasoning at most grocery shops in North America. Nonetheless, I’m a sucker for a great home made seasoning mix, and this Homemade Cajun Seasoning recipe is my favourite.

ingredients for cajun pasta salad in a bowl

Cajun Dishes

It ought to come as no shock that we’re huge followers of Cajun dishes right here. Steak bites are a weeknight mainstay of our meal-planning rotation. And these Cajun Steak Bites have simply sufficient kick to please each my spice lovers and fewer adventurous eaters.

Spicy Cajun potatoes are a fantastic facet dish for grilled and roasted meats. They’re additionally scrumptious chopped up with a delicate egg on high or tossed into egg burritos with a little bit of sausage or bacon.

Spicy sausage and tender shrimp make this Jambalaya Pasta a dinner that’ll go away everybody asking for seconds. This saucy one-pot pasta is a weeknight dinner you will love.

Cajun dipping sauce is the supporting star of the seafood boil present, offering a fiery, smoky punch with every chunk. However I don’t cease there! I drizzle it over hot roasted potatoes, as a dip for fresh vegetables, and serve it with grilled chicken, too.

Servings: 6 servings

Prepare dinner the pasta in keeping with the instructions on the package deal, including a beneficiant tablespoon or so of kosher salt to the water because it cooks. Drain every thing into a big colander. Rinse properly with chilly water.
Mix the mayonnaise, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, Creole seasoning, garlic, and cayenne in a big mixing bowl. Stir to mix. Add the cooked pasta and stir properly to coat.
Add the bell peppers, celery, and onions and stir once more. Style and alter seasonings, if wanted. Sprinkle with parsley. Cowl and refrigerate till able to serve. Stir once more simply earlier than serving.

Energy: 286kcal · Carbohydrates: 33g · Protein: 6g · Fats: 15g · Saturated Fats: 2g · Polyunsaturated Fats: 9g · Monounsaturated Fats: 3g · Trans Fats: 0.03g · Ldl cholesterol: 8mg · Sodium: 174mg · Potassium: 217mg · Fiber: 2g · Sugar: 4g · Vitamin A: 860IU · Vitamin C: 45mg · Calcium: 20mg · Iron: 1mg