This One Pot Cheesy Cajun Pasta is done in 20 minutes, super flavorful, and costs less than $5 for the entire meal! An easy weeknight dinner!
This One Pot Cheesy Cajun Pasta is a go-to easy dinner that will be a staple in your dinner rotation. It is vegetarian, but some cooked chicken or cajun shrimp would also be delicious! I love One Pot recipes and this one is awesome, cheap, easy, fast, and best of all – delicious!
How to make One Pot Cajun Pasta:
**scroll down for full ingredients list and printable directions**
- Start by getting all of the ingredients together, and then prep the vegetables.
- In a large skillet or pot add olive oil and garlic and cook. Then add the peppers, onions, cajun seasoning and black pepper over the vegetables, and cook.
- Add milk, broth, and linguine. Bring to a boil, then turn heat down to simmer and cover the pasta. Stir every few minutes, and allow to cook for 12-14 minutes, or until pasta is tender and not much liquid is left. **If after this time there is no liquid left, add ¼ cup milk, stir to combine**.
- Remove from heat, add parmesan cheese and stir to incorporate. Garnish with green onions and serve immediately.
What to serve with Cheesy Cajun Pasta:
This vegetarian pasta dish is perfect served solo, but cooking this air fryer cajun shrimp or air fryer cajun salmon the serve alongside the pasta is a great full meal! Need more ideas? Check these out:
- Air Fryer Cajun Shrimp
- Air Fryer Salmon (cajun style)
- Air Fryer Roasted Broccoli (low calorie, low carb)
- Air Fryer Roasted Asparagus (2 ingredients)
- The Best Ever Easy Garlic Bread
Tips for making One Pot Cajun Pasta:
- If at the end of the recipe there isn't much sauce, go ahead and add ¼ cup of additional milk and mix it in before adding the cheese.
- You MUST shred your own cheese. Pre-shredded cheese has anti-clumping agents in the bag which prevents the cheese from melting together. Using pre-shredded cheese will result in a clumpy, non cheesy sauce.
- Want to spice it up? Add red pepper flakes or a few splashes of tabasco hot sauce!
- Use a high sided skillet for the least mess and easy cleanup! I love this one!
- Feeding a crowd or like leftovers? Double this recipe for even more!
Need more dinner inspiration? These other One Pot Meals from Domestic Superhero are always a hit!
- One Pot Spicy Thai Zoodles
- One Pot Spicy Thai Noodles
- Hamburger Casserole (one skillet)
- Spicy Basil Chicken {One Pot }
- One Pot Wonder Tomato Basil Pasta
- One Skillet Lemon Artichoke Chicken
This One Pot Cheesy Cajun Pasta is done in 20 minutes, super flavorful, and costs less than $5 for the entire meal! An easy weeknight dinner!
- 3 garlic cloves , minced
- 1 TBS olive oil
- ½ red pepper , sliced
- ½ yellow pepper , sliced
- ½ orange pepper , sliced
- 1 small yellow onion , sliced
- 2 teaspoon cajun seasoning
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 8 ounces linguine
- 1 cup milk (I used 1%) + ¼ cup milk
- 1 ½ cups vegetable or chicken broth
- ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 2 green onions , chopped
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In a large skillet or pot over medium/high heat, add olive oil and garlic, saute for 30 seconds. Add peppers and onions; stir to combine. Add cajun seasoning and black pepper; saute for 2-3 minutes.
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Add milk, vegetable/chicken broth, and linguine. Bring to a boil, then turn heat down to simmer; cover. Stir every few minutes, and allow to cook for 12-14 minutes, or until pasta is tender and not much liquid is left. **If after this time there is no liquid left, add ¼ cup milk, stir to combine**.
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Remove from heat, add parmesan cheese and stir to incorporate. Garnish with green onions and serve immediately.
- If you would like to add chicken to this dish, simply chop the chicken into bite sized pieces and cook it FIRST in the skillet with the garlic and oil. Sprinkle half of the cajun seasoning over the chicken while cooking, and then add the other half of the seasoning when you add the pasta. Leave the chicken in the pot when you cook the rest - easy!
- If you would like to use the whole box of pasta in this recipe, just DOUBLE everything - easy!
Recipe first published in June 2015. Updated June 2022.
Liz
Yum - thank you and have a great day and week!
Ben
Thanks for the great recipe, definitely sold me on the skillet there. Which cajun seasoning do you use?
Allyson
I just use whatever I have on hand, a general 'cajun seasoning'...I think mine is in an orange container, but I am not sure. You can find the blends in the spice aisle at the grocery store!
Sue
I don't see the recipe? Your Thai one pot has the recipe following your article, but I can't find the actual recipe for this item.
Sue D
Ok, after many attempts, it finally loaded.....sorry about that!
Allyson
I am sorry that happened! I think it's been a little glitchy the last few days - hopefully it will be back to normal soon! Enjoy it!
jan
where can i get that skillet?
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Allyson
I have a link to it in the post actually, but here it the link for the SKILLET (click)
Bridget
Just finished eating this, it was absolutely delicious! I would suggest adding a little more salt (I know the cheese and Cajun seasoning already has so much) and some lemon, it'll make the flavor pop. Thank you so much for sharing a delicious recipe
Allyson
I am so happy you loved it! I like your suggestions, too! Thanks for sharing!
Katie
This reminds me of one of my favorite things to get at Cheesecake Factory! I love the cajun and cheesy flavors paired together.
Taylor
This was SO delicious! Super easy to make and so creamy and flavorful. We added in some leftover grilled chicken and it was just perfect!
wilhelmina
We loved this pasta! It was so easy and had great flavor.
Beth
I knew I was going to love it as soon as I first saw the pictures. I made it last night for the family, and I was right!
Erin | Dinners, Dishes and Dessert
Looks amazingly delicious! Adding on our weeknight rotation!
Catalina
Such a flavorful and delicious pasta! Love how easy it is to make!