If you're craving bold flavor and a little heat, this Cajun Fish with Cajun Pasta is the perfect dish to spice up your dinner routine. Featuring tender, pan-seared Sealand Halibut fillets and a creamy, smoky Cajun tomato sauce tossed with your favorite pasta, this recipe is the best of both worlds — light yet hearty, rich yet balanced, and packed with flavor.
Inspired by Louisiana-style cooking, this one-pan wonder combines blackened fish, fire-roasted tomatoes, and a hint of cream cheese to create a silky, satisfying sauce that coats every bite of pasta. Whether you’re serving it for date night or just a weeknight dinner with flair, it’s a guaranteed hit.
Cajun Fish with Cajun Pasta
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Category
Fish
Servings
2
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
40 minutes
This bold and flavorful Cajun fish and pasta dish features pan-seared Sealand Halibut fillets served over creamy Cajun-spiced tomato pasta. With smoky seasoning, fire-roasted tomatoes, and a hint of heat, it’s the perfect weeknight dinner for spice lovers and seafood fans alike.
Author:Sealand Quality Foods
Ingredients
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2 Sealand Halibut fillets, defrosted
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon chilli flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper (or to taste)
- 1 Tablespoon neutral oil
- 1 onion, minced
- 1 bell pepper, any colour, finely diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 cups fire roasted tomatoes, diced (with our without jalapeños)
- 1/2 cup stock or water
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning (above)
- 1/4 teaspoon chilli flakes (optional)
- 2 tablespoons Cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, minced
- 350 grams pasta of your choice, cooked
Fish
Cajun Spice Blend (or use store bought)
Cajun Sauce
Pasta
Directions
- Remove the Sealand Halibut fillets from the packaging and defrost overnight in the fridge.
- Pat dry the halibut on both sides. the onion slices.
- In a small bowl, mix all the cajun seasoning blend. You can also use store bought.
- Season the fish on both sides with some of the cajun blend, reserving the rest for the sauce.
- Preheat a skilet over medium high heat and add in the oil.
- Sear the fish on all sides until charred. Make sure to sear the sides as well.
- Remove the fish from the skillet and use it to make the sauce.
- Add in the onions and bell peppers and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add in the garlic and cook for 2 more minutes.
- Add in the fire roasted diced tomatoes. You can use the spicy tomatoes with jalapeños or plain one. Add the water or stock.
- Cook the tomatoes for 5 minutes, add in the cajun seasoning and cook for another minutes before adding the fish back.
- Cook the halibut in the cajun sauce for 5 minutes over medium low heat until the fish has cooked through.
- At that point add int he cream cheese to the skillet and it will dissolve into the sauce making it creamy. Cook the sauce for another 2-3 minutes.
- Taste the seasoning of the sauce and when it’s ready, remove the fish from the skillet.
- Add in the cooked pasta and toss it well to coat it in the cajun sauce.
- Serve the cajun pasta on a plate and top that with the cajun fish.
- Garnish with extra cilantro if you like.
- Enjoy and Bon appetit
