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Cajun Recipes

Delicious Cajun Recipes that perhaps you have never heard of, or did but were unsure how to prepare, you've come to the right place.

My ever-growing list of Cajun recipes is constantly being updated with delicious Louisiana inspired dishes, recipes that are cooked by some of the best chefs down the bayou.

collage of four images of cajun food, pastalaya, gumbo, crabs and crawfish

Cajun and Creole Recipes that will have you drooling at just their name.

In most Cajun cooking you'll find Cajun Seasoning (or Cajun spices), the Holy Trinity of onions, bell peppers and celery, andouille sausage, Cayenne Pepper, white rice or dirty rice and more.

Many of these recipes will be brought to Mardi Gras Celebrations, or the next best thing, at the dinner table. Good food with a taste of New Orleans always brings people together.

  • A McDonald's chicken nugget being dipped into a bowl of Cajun Sauce.
    McDonald's Cajun Sauce Recipe
  • Close up view of a Cajun meatloaf sliced in a baking dish.
    Bold Cajun Meatloaf
  • A crawfish cornbread muffin with a bite taken out of it, standing on top of another.
    Crawfish Cornbread Muffins
  • Overhead shot of a bowl of butter with seasonings and a whisk about to stir.
    Cajun Turkey Injection Recipe
  • Bowl of southern great northern beans.
    Southern Great Northern Beans Recipe
  • a close up image of a large bowl of Cajun potato salad with green onions sprinkled on top
    Cajun Potato Salad Recipe
  • A dished up plate full of shrimp etouffee on a bed of rice.
    Shrimp Etouffee
  • Shrimp and grits with some delicious bacon and green onions sprinkled on top.
    Creole Shrimp and Grits
  • close up of a dressed venison burger with a bowl of french fries in the background
    Grilled Venison Burger
  • Bowl of crawfish etouffee with rice scoop in the middle.
    Cajun Crawfish Etouffee
  • Close up of a spoon digging into a slow cooker cajun mac and cheese dish.
    Slow Cooker Cajun Mac and Cheese
  • close up of a plate of crawfish enchiladas with some avocado in the background
    Crawfish Enchiladas Recipe
  • Side view of a skillet full of crawfish sauce.
    Crawfish Sauce
  • Close up of a roast beef po boy.
    Hearty Roast Beef Po Boy
  • A loaf of hog head cheese, sliced.
    Mock Hog Head Cheese: All the Flavor, None of the Fuss (Easy Pork Terrine!)
  • Close up of a plate of grillades and grits, the image has been cropped square.
    Grillades and Grits: A Southern Comfort Food Classic
  • A corner of a plate filled with Cajun deviled eggs.
    Cajun Deviled Eggs
  • Image cropped square of a ladle full of poule d'eau gumbo with andouille sausage.
    Earthy Poule D'eau Gumbo
  • Close up overhead of a pan of Cajun chicken stroganoff, with a spoon digging in.
    Cajun Chicken Stroganoff
  • Overhead image of a plate of New Orleans shrimp creole with a fork on the side.
    New Orleans Shrimp Creole Recipe
  • Close up of a corner of a sheet pan Cajun shrimp and sausage.
    Sheet Pan Cajun Shrimp and Sausage
  • An overhead image of a pot of beef gumbo with a ladle spooning some out.
    Beef Gumbo
  • Close up of a bowl of leftover turkey with andouille and rice.
    Leftover Turkey and Andouille Gumbo
  • Overhead shot of a ladle coming out of a slow cooker with gumbo.
    Slow Cooker Gumbo
  • Square image of a bowl of remoulade sauce, with a whisk in it.
    Creamy Remoulade Sauce
  • Close up shot of a spinach madeleine dish in a pan with a scoop missing.
    Creamy Spinach Madeleine
  • Close up of a dish full of mirliton dressing, with a scoop missing.
    Mirliton Dressing
  • Close up of some Louisiana dirty rice with a spoon digging in.
    Savory Dirty Rice
  • A bowl of Louisiana turtle soup with a spoon digging in, cropped square.
    Louisiana Turtle Soup
  • Andouille sausage sliced on a board, image is cropped square.
    Easy Andouille Sausage Recipe
  • close up of some cajun fried fish.
    Cajun Fish Fry
  • a louisiana crunch cake on a cake stand looking down from overhead, with icing and coconut
    Louisiana Crunch Cake
  • Overhead close up of a bowl of catfish courtbouillon over rice.
    Catfish Courtbouillon
  • Overhead shot of a pot full of Cajun Pastalaya.
    Velvety Pastalaya
  • close up of a crawfish pistolette
    Crawfish Pistolettes
  • fork digging into shrimp alfredo bake pulling out the noodles
    Garlicky Shrimp Alfredo Bake
  • Close up of a dish of southern tartar sauce.
    Southern Tartar Sauce Recipe
  • overhead shot of a bowl of Cajun 15 bean soup with a spoon digging in.
    Slow Cooker Cajun 15 Bean Soup
  • Close up of fried crab claws and a dip.
    Fried Crab Claws
  • Close up of a stuffed crab with some boiled crabs on the outside.
    Stuffed Crab

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CAJUN FAVORITES

  • Bowl of crawfish etouffee with rice scoop in the middle.
    Cajun Crawfish Etouffee
  • Close up of boudin balls with a hint of the mustard cream sauce peeking in, sprinkled with green onions on top.
    Deep Fried Boudin Balls
  • A tray of boiled crabs with veggies and dipping sauce.
    Authentic Louisiana Crab Boil Recipe: Spicy Cajun Seafood Feast
  • Close up of a bowl of seafood gumbo with a pile of rice and a spoon digging into it.
    Authentic Louisiana Seafood Gumbo Recipe
  • A large platter of fried catfish nuggets with some lemon wedges and a tartar sauce.
    Fried Catfish Nuggets
  • Close up of some pinto beans and sausage on a spoon over a crock pot.
    Crock Pot Pinto Beans

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