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Louisiana Crawfish Fettuccine Recipe


Louisiana Crawfish Fettuccine Recipe
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THIS IS MY FAMILY'S VERSION. MY CHILDREN ALWAYS ASK ME TO PREPARE THIS ON THEIR BIRTHDAYS. I ALSO TAKE THIS TO FAMILY REUNIONS, GET TOGETHERS, ETC... THIS IS A TASTE OF LOUISIANA.. ENJOY!

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Ingredients
  • 2 sticks of butter
  • 2 large onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cup green onions, finely chopped
  • 2 green bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 6 stalks celery, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • Parsley
  • 3 teaspoons of finely chopped jalepenos (less or more, depending on your taste, or you dont have to add at all)
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 pound peeled crawfish tails ( can use frozen crawfish)
  • 1 large box of velvetta cheese
  • 1 16 oz. half-and-half cream
  • 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
  • 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
  • 2 to 2 1/2 boxes fettuccine pasta
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • THIS MAKES A LARGE ALUMINUM PAN FULL. THIS RECIPE IS FOR A LARGE CROWD. YOU CAN CUT THE RECIPE IN HALF TO SERVE AT HOME FOR YOUR FAMILY.
  • THIS IS NOT THE PICTURE OF MINE, BUT SOMETHING SIMILAR TO MINE!

Directions
  1. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic in butter until onions are tender.
  2. Stir in flour, and cook for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
  3. Stir in crawfish. Cover, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring often.
  4. Stir in the velvetta cheese, half-and-half, Cajun seasonings, jalepeno peppers and cayenne pepper. Cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  5. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until done; drain.
  6. .Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir noodles into crawfish mixture; pour into prepared dish, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  7. Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

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Sounds great


CHERYILYN, ITS JUST AWESOME! YOU SHOULD TRY THIS FOR SURE!


Great Recipe. Can't wait to try :)


GREAT RECIPE & YOU SHOULD TRY IT SOON, SINCE CRAWFISH SEASON IS GETTING STARTED!THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.. MILES OF SMILES!


I have to admit the Velveeta is a new one on me but it sounds yummy.


TRY IT JENNIFER! WONT BE A WASTE OF YOUR TIME.. ITS DELICIOUS~


Awesome!


THANKS ABERMOUSE! HOPE YOU TRY IT!


This looks amazing. Definitely marking it to try. Cathy


Looks great! Crawfish is a little hard to find in my neck of the woods so I think I'll have to make a substitution. Maybe lump crabmeat. :)


Wish I wasn't trying to loose weight because this looks AWESOME!!!! Still may have to try it :)


OMG!!!! Fantastic recipe! I'd give you 100 forks if I could!


I've been looking for such a recipe. I used to spend lots of time in "Acadiana" and loved it when this was the lunch special at my favorite cafe's. I just never had a recipe before so I've saved this :-) Thanks!


Wonderful dish, love the mudbug.


I love these one dish meals and your spices are wonderful and your sauce is rich and creamy.
great comfort food.
Five forks and a big happy smile :)


Wow! I'm from louisiana and I think i'm the only person here who didn't know how to cook this.....so I tried your recipe and it is amazing!!!!!!! Love This!!!!!


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