Dinner · 40 min · cajun

Crawfish Fettuccine

Crawfish tails does the heavy lifting here, with fettuccine rounding it out. A Cajun dinner that takes 40 minutes, start to finish. The macros do the talking: 16g protein, 69g carbs, and 13g fat in every 463-calorie serving. Leftovers keep well, so it doubles as next-day lunch without any extra work.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 2 lb Crawfish tails
• 1 lb Fettuccine
• 4 tbsp Butter
• 1 Yellow onion
• 1 Bell pepper
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 3 tbsp Flour
• 2 cups Half-and-half
• 3/4 cup Parmesan
• 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning
• 1/4 cup Parsley

Steps

1. Boil the fettuccine in well-salted water until just shy of al dente; reserve a cup of pasta water before draining.
2. Soften the onion, bell pepper, and garlic in butter for 7 minutes. Stir in the flour and Cajun seasoning; cook 2 minutes.
3. Whisk in the half-and-half gradually and simmer 5 minutes until the sauce thickly coats a spoon. Stir in the Parmesan until melted.
4. Fold in the crawfish tails and simmer 4 minutes. Loosen the sauce with splashes of pasta water until it clings silkily to the noodles.
5. Toss with the fettuccine, shower with parsley, and serve in warm bowls.

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