Monday, February 23, 2015

Sunday Supper {Crawfish Fettuccini}

 

Last night, J prepared a true Cajun favorite, Crawfish Fettuccini. I knew I’d make him a Cajun at some point. It was absolutely delicious.

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The recipe below is from Real Cajun Recipes.

Pasta with cheese sauce and crawfish

Ingredients
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 lb crawfish
  • 1/2 small box of Kraft w/peppers cheese
  • 1 pint half and half
  • 1 (8 ounce) package Mozzarella cheese
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped
  • Garlic, chopped, to taste
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 box Fettucini noodles
Directions

Boil and drain noodles. Sauté bell pepper, celery, onion, and garlic in the butter. Add the crawfish. Stir in only 2/3 of the pint of Half 'n Half milk and the Kraft cheese. Cook on low until all cheese is melted.

Butter a 2 1/2 qt. casserole dish and add noodles, top with crawfish mixture. Add to the top the shredded Mozzarella cheese and then pour the remaining half 'n half.

Bake at 350 until the cheese is browned. A meal by itself with salad and bread.

The recipe yields 6 servings. Prep time is 30 minutes. Cook time is 20 minutes.

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Crawfish Fettucini, y’all!

5 comments:

  1. Good morning, Ron! The crawfish fettuccine looks divine--I'm sure you and J enjoyed every bite of it. Thanks for sharing his recipe! Have a great day! xoxo

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  2. I bet that was good. I am not a fan of crawfish though but know how popular it is in Louisiana!

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  3. Looks good although I know I'd struggle to try it! I'm a whimp about crawfish and oysters!

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  4. Ron, this just started my morning off right! I am adding this to my recipe file. Definitely want to try this in the next week or so. Thanks so much for sharing! It looks delicious!

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  5. Oh, my! Butter and half and half - then Mozarella, too! Yum!

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