Description
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.
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
Instructions
- 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.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven
- or until lightly browned. Garnish with parsley
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 12