Cajun-Spiced Shrimp & Mushroom Cavatappi

🥘 Ingredients

• blackening spice
  2 tbsp
• button mushrooms
  4 oz
• cavatappi pasta
  8 oz
• coconut milk
  13 oz
• cooking oil
  1 tbsp
• crushed tomatoes
  14 oz
• flour
  2 tbsp
• garlic
  2 cloves
• hot sauce
  1 unit
• long green pepper
  1 unit
• mushroom stock concentrate
  1 unit
• olive oil
  1 tbsp
• scallions
  2 unit
• shrimp
  8 oz
• sugar
  ½ tsp
• veggie stock concentrate
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry produce. Trim and thinly slice button mushrooms . Core and thinly slice long green pepper into strips. Peel and mince garlic . Trim and thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens.

   button mushrooms: 4 oz, long green pepper: 1 unit, garlic: 2 cloves, scallions: 2 unit
2. 

   2

   Once water is boiling, add cavatappi pasta to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente ⏱️ 10 minutes . Reserve ¾ cup pasta cooking water, then drain.

   cavatappi pasta: 8 oz
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and green pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender ⏱️ 5 minutes . Season with salt and pepper. Stir in garlic, scallion whites, flour , blackening spice , and another drizzle of cooking oil; cook, stirring, until fragrant ⏱️ 2 minutes .

   cooking oil: 1 tbsp, flour: 2 tbsp, blackening spice: 2 tbsp
4. 

   4

   Add crushed tomatoes to pan and cook, stirring, until jammy ⏱️ 3 minutes . Stir in coconut milk (shaken first), veggie stock concentrate , mushroom stock concentrate , sugar , and ¼ cup reserved pasta water. Bring to a simmer; cook, stirring, until thickened ⏱️ 3 minutes . Season with salt and pepper.

   crushed tomatoes: 14 oz, coconut milk: 13 oz, veggie stock concentrate: 1 unit, mushroom stock concentrate: 1 unit, sugar: ½ tsp
5. 

   5

   Stir in shrimp , drained cavatappi pasta, and a drizzle of olive oil into pan with sauce; toss to coat.

   shrimp: 8 oz, olive oil: 1 tbsp
6. 

   6

   Divide pasta between bowls. Garnish with scallion greens and drizzle with hot sauce as desired. Serve.

   hot sauce: 1 unit