Easy Crawfish Monica from New Orleans
Easy Crawfish Monica from New Orleans is a delicious, quick pasta dish that showcases bold flavors and simple ingredients.
Equipment
- Large pot
- Skillet
Ingredients
- 16 oz rotini spiral pasta
- 1 cup reserved pasta water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon creole seasoning [creole seasoning](https://www.laurafuentes.com/creole-seasoning/)
- 2 cups half and half
- 1 lb crawfish tails meat only
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese more for serving
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Once cooked, reserve 1 cup of pasta water and drain.
- In the same pot you cooked the pasta in or a large skillet, heat the olive oil and melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the onions and saute until soft and translucent, for about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and creole seasoning, stir, and continue cooking for 2 more minutes.
- Add the half-and-half and parmesan cheese and mix until combined. Bring the mixture to a simmer and then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer the sauce for 3 minutes. Then, add the crawfish tails to the sauce and simmer for an additional 3 minutes.
- Add the pasta and half of the reserved pasta water and mix them with the creamy crawfish sauce. Slowly add the remaining pasta water to make it more saucy.
- Serve crawfish pasta topped with parmesan cheese.
Notes
If using leftover crawfish tails from a boil that are already seasoned, I suggest using slightly less of the creole seasoning.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowlCalories: 457kcalCarbohydrates: 66gProtein: 16gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 224mgPotassium: 416mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 669IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 201mgIron: 1mg
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