Crawfish Dressing

Mardi Gras - Holidays and Events

This is one of our favorite recipes. It goes great with fried turkey, and makes a bunch. A combination of Cajun ingredients makes for a delicious dressing.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Total: 45 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

Crawfish Dressing

Ingredients

1 ½ cups water

¾ cup uncooked long-grain white rice

1 pound lean ground beef

1 medium onion

chopped

2 stalks celery

chopped

1 green bell pepper

chopped

1 red bell pepper

chopped

2 cloves garlic

minced

2 pounds frozen peeled crawfish tails

thawed

1 cup toasted

chopped pecans

¼ cup butter

1 bunch green onions

chopped

2 tablespoons Creole seasoning

½ teaspoon black pepper

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Blackened Fish

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Directions

Step 1

In a medium saucepan bring water to a boil. Stir in rice. Reduce heat cover and simmer for 20 minutes until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.

Step 3

In a large heavy skillet over medium heat stir together ground beef onion celery green bell pepper red bell pepper and garlic. Cook until beef is evenly browned and vegetables are tender.

Step 4

Stir cooked rice crawfish tails pecans butter and green onions into the ground beef mixture. Season with Creole seasoning and pepper. Continue cooking about 3 minutes until well mixed. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.

Step 5

Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven or until lightly browned. Garnish with parsley

Nutritional Information

Crawfish Dressing

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 313.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 20.5g 41%

Carbohydrates: 14.8g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 2.3g 9%

Sugars: 2g

Fat: 19.2g 30%

Saturated Fat: 6.3g 32%

Cholesterol: 119.5mg 40%

Vitamin A Iu: 752IU 15%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.8mg 45%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 17%

Vitamin C: 26.1mg 44%

Folate: 76.8mcg 19%

Calcium: 54.4mg 5%

Iron: 2.3mg 13%

Magnesium: 51.5mg 18%

Potassium: 488.2mg 14%

Sodium: 347.5mg 14%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 21%

Calories From Fat: 172.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.