Sunday, August 17, 2008

Crawfish Fettucini

SERVINGS:
12-15

INGREDIENTS:
1 stick margarine
2 large onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 pound Jalapeno Velveeta cheese, cubed
8 ounces Monterey Jack Cheese, grated
1 can cream of celery soup
1 pint Half and Half cream
1 12 ounce package fettucini noodles
3 pounds of crawfish
1/4 cup fresh parsley (optional)
1/4 cup onion tops (optional)
Bread Crumbs
Parmesan Cheese

DIRECTIONS:
Melt margarine in saucepan. Add onions, garlic and bellpepper. Saute' until tender. Add cubed cheese, half and half cream, and cream of celery soup. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for approximately 15 minutes. Add crawfish to saucepan and simmer for another 20 minutes. Prepare noodles according to package directions. Put cooked noodles into a 10" by 16" baking dish. Cover it with the crawfish mixture. Top with monterey cheese and bread crumbs. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until cheese is light brown.

For those who like things a little spicier, add 1 4 ounce can of diced jalapenos and well as 3 tablespoons of red pepper to the crawfish mixture.