Main Course
Cajun Salmon & Shrimp
Posted · by The Hangry Wife
Cajun salmon, juicy shrimp, spicy creamy spinach sauce & mashed potatoes… this meal might be why I don’t trust people who hate seafood 🤤
Use mashed potatoes or jasmine rice for the base, and serve with a side of corn on the cob, broccoli or roasted Brussels sprouts!
- Prep
- 20 minutes
- Total
- 45 minutes
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- Salmon fillets
- Shrimp, peeled, deveined and tail off
- Cajun seasoning, paprika, Old Bay, salt and pepper
- Butter and olive oil
- Minced garlic
- Heavy cream and chicken broth
- Grated Parmesan
- Fresh spinach
- Mashed potatoes or jasmine rice, for serving
Instructions
Season the salmon and shrimp GENEROUSLY with the spices.
Sear the salmon in butter and olive oil until cooked through. Set aside.
Cook the shrimp until pink and opaque. Set aside.
Sauté the garlic in butter. Add the chicken broth and heavy cream; simmer.
Stir in the Parmesan, MORE Cajun seasoning and Old Bay very generously to give it that spicy, almost creamy red color. Lots of seasoning and lots of flavor 👌
Add the spinach and cook until wilted. Return the shrimp to the sauce and pour over the salmon with plenty of sauce! Serve over mashed potatoes or jasmine rice.
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