Louisiana Crawfish Casserole

mailbelle's Note:

I cut this recipe out of a Baton Rouge newspaper about ten years ago. It's fantastic served with garlic bread.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 lb crawfish tail
• 1 (10 ¾ ounce) can French onion soup
• 1 (10 ¾ ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (10 ounce) can Rotel tomatoes & chilies
• 1 ½ cups uncooked rice
• 1⁄3; cup butter , melted
• ¼ cup chopped bell pepper
• ½ cup chopped green onion
• 1⁄3; cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup chopped celery
• salt and pepper
• ½ cup grated monterey jack cheese
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients except cheeses and pour into a large greased casserole.
2. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
3. Uncover and sprinkle cheeses over casserole.
4. Return to oven and bake for 15 minutes more.

Reviews

[gailanng]

Yippeeee! Wowwww! Yahooooo! I love it...and I don't let myself go like that for just anybody.

[msulmer09]

I prepared this recipe for my in laws who are from Louisiana and they loved it! I tweeked a few things on the recipe & it did it just right. I was unable to use crawfish due to the astronomical price Walmart had on them so I sub'ed shrimp instead of the tails. We added a tsp of Tony's instead of salt & pepper & also used 3/4 tsp of Crab boil that put the recipe over the top! I am from Chicago & my husband & his family is all from NOLA. I never cook anything they like & I got a A on this recipe!

[Dlytefull]

This was absolutely Delicious!!! I too being from Louisiana thought I've eaten crawfish in every way. Served 16-18 - Large buffet serving pan used. I doubled the recipe and used Tony Cachere for seasoning along with the Garlic and Onion Powder. I used Original Rotel but only 1 can on the double - The rice was a little crisp so maybe next time I will use 2 cans. Also the only cheese I used was Kraft Mexican Shredded Cheese (pepper jack and cheddar) Along side this dish I made Oven Fried Chicken Breast using Panko bread crumbs, Egg yolk, flour, Olive Oil Spray, paprika, etc. This too was WONDERFULL! Would have shared picture but dish was DESTROYED by hungry people. I am sure to make this again and I have already shared the recipe with 3 other people already...Yum Yum