Easy Crawfish Monica from New Orleans
Crawfish Monica pasta is the ultimate 30-minute meal that's made with simple ingredients that deliver big flavor!
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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, 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: 1 bowl | Calories: 457kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 224mg | Potassium: 416mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 669IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 201mg | Iron: 1mg
