Cheesy Shrimp Sausage Bacon Pasta
Cheesy Shrimp Sausage Bacon Pasta is a hearty one-pan meal with smoky sausage, crispy bacon, and juicy shrimp in a creamy cheese sauce—great for easy weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
Seafood
- 10 –12 raw shrimp deveined and peeled
- 5 ml seafood seasoning
Meat
- 1 smoked sausage link cut into 1.25 cm pieces
- 5 slices bacon cooked and chopped
Pasta
- 225 g rotini or pasta of choice
Dairy
- 480 ml heavy cream
- 120 g cream cheese
- 200 g freshly grated cheese blend Gruyère, aged white cheddar, smoked Gouda, mild cheddar
Seasonings
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 5 ml garlic powder
- 2.5 ml onion powder
- 1.25 ml ground black pepper
- 1.25 ml salt
Fats & Oils
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 30 ml olive oil
Herbs
- Fresh parsley chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Pat shrimp dry, season with seafood seasoning, and sauté in olive oil for 2–3 minutes per side. Set aside.
- In the same skillet, cook sausage until browned and slightly crispy. Remove and set aside.
- In another pan, cook bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels, chop, and set aside.
- Cook rotini in salted boiling water until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- Melt butter in the skillet, sauté garlic for 1 minute. Stir in cream cheese and heavy cream until smooth. Add spices and whisk in grated cheese until melted.
- Add pasta to the sauce. Fold in shrimp, sausage, and bacon. Stir until evenly mixed and heated through.
- Garnish with chopped parsley and extra cheese. Serve hot.