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Quick Crawfish Monica from New Orleans
Crawfish Monica pasta is the ultimate 30-minute meal you can make with simple ingredients to enjoy New Orleans Jazz Fest flavors all year round!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 457 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
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
- 2 cups half and half*
- 1 lb crawfish tails boiled & peeled
- 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 aside, drain the water and set the pasta aside.
- In the same pasta pot or a large skillet or pan, 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 mix to combine. Bring the mixture to a simmer and reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer the sauce for about 3 minutes to thicken it up.
- To the sauce add the crawfish tails to the sauce, mix, and simmer for about 3 minutes.
- Add the pasta back into the pot and pour half of the reserved water to help loosen up the pasta and mix it with the sauce. This will be thick but don't worry.
- Add ½ cup of parmesan cheese over the pasta mixture, mix to combine, and slowly add some of the remaining pasta water to thin out the sauce. You don't have to add all of it just to your liking.
- Serve crawfish pasta topped with parmesan cheese.
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Notes
- If using leftover crawfish tails from a boil that are already seasoned, I suggest using slightly less of the creole seasoning.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 bowl
Calories
457kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
66g
(22%)
Protein
16g
(32%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
44mg
(15%)
Sodium
224mg
(9%)
Potassium
416mg
(12%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
669IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
201mg
(20%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 457
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 bowl | |
| Calories | 457kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 66g | 22% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 44mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 224mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 416mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 669IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 201mg | 20% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.