This crawfish enchiladas recipe is as good as you can imagine. A large tortilla stuffed with a mixture of cooked rice, beans, corn, smoked sausage and crawfish tails then baked in a delicious enchilada sauce. Top with cheese and you have comfort food heaven.
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❤️ Why you'll love it
- A great and different way to use up those leftover crawfish tails.
- Serve your craving for Mexican tasting food, with a Cajun flare!
- Easy ingredients and quick to the table.
🧅 Ingredients
- Cooked Crawfish
- Butter
- Onion
- Garlic
- Green Bell Peppers
- Cooked Rice
- Canned Red Beans
- Fire Roasted Corn
- Chicken Stock
- Smoked Sausage
- Creole Seasoning
- Enchilada Sauce
- Provolone Cheese
- Flour Tortilla shells
- Salt and black pepper to taste
See recipe card at the bottom of this post for quantities.
🥣 Instructions
- Step 1: Heat oven to 350°F. In a large skillet over medium-high heat melt butter and sauté onions, minced garlic and bell pepper until soft.
- Step 2: Add the cooked rice, canned red beans, fire roasted corn, chicken stock, smoked sausage, Creole Seasoning and salt and pepper.
- Step 3: Bring to a rapid boil then turn down to a low heat. Add the crawfish tails.
- Step 4: Cook another 2 minutes then turn off the heat.
- Step 5: Pour a little of the enchilada sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 dish. Add about 4 Tablespoons of the crawfish mixture into a tortilla, sprinkle with cheese and roll tortilla up.
- Step 6: Place seam side down into the casserole dish. Repeat with the rest of the rolled tortillas.
- Step 7: Pour the remaining Enchilada sauce over the enchiladas then top with the cheese.
- Step 8: Bake uncovered in the oven for 30 minutes until bubbling around all the edges. Top with chopped parsley, or green onions for garnish.
Hint: Serve with sour cream, avocado, corn chips, just like you would a regular enchilada.
🔄 Substitutions and Variations
- Chili Powder - add some chili powder for a little extra punch.
- Cheddar Cheese - Add some cheddar cheese for extra flavor.
- Green Chilies - add some more flavor and zip by adding a small 4oz can of diced green chilies.
- Red Bell Pepper - for some sweetness add a little diced red pepper.
- Monterey Jack Cheese - change it up and use some Monterey Jack Cheese.
- Cream Cheese - try a little cream cheese in your enchiladas.
- White Pepper - add a little extra flavor dimension.
- Cajun Spices - use a Cajun seasoning instead of Creole, it's practically the same thing though.
- Heavy Cream - add a little cream to thicken up the sauce a little.
- Corn Tortillas - try using corn tortillas, it will add a good masa flavor to the enchiladas. You'll need to soak them in the sauce first though to roll shells up.
- Fresh Shrimp - use fresh shrimp instead of crawfish, pat dry the shrimp with paper towels before adding.
- Cayenne Pepper - add a little pop with some cayenne pepper.
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🔌 Equipment
You'll need a 9-inch baking dish and a large 12" skillet. I have some affiliate links in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
🦞Other Crawfish Recipes You Might Like
- Crawfish Etouffee
- Crawfish Dip
- Crawfish Bread
- Crawfish Fettuccine
- Crawfish Pastalaya
- Boiled Crawfish
- Crawfish Pistolettes
🧊 Storage
Crawfish Enchiladas will need to be stored in an airtight container, or cover with plastic wrap in the refrigerator, for up to 3 days. The best way to reheat these crawfish enchiladas is in the microwave oven.
They freeze well, store in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months.
💡 Tips
Expert Tip: Using leftover crawfish tails from a crawfish boil definitely adds a lot more flavor to your crawfish enchiladas recipe. If you use store bought frozen crawfish, try to use Louisiana crawfish. You may need to up the seasoning.
👩🍳 FAQs
It can be either, flour tortillas are easier to roll, but corn tortillas are a lot more tasty (I think).
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Crawfish Enchiladas Recipe
Delicious homemade crawfish enchiladas recipe that is a great use of those leftover crawfish tails.
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon Butter, unsalted
- 1 Medium Onion, chopped
- ½ Green Bell Pepper, chopped
- 3 Garlic Cloves, chopped
- 1-½ Cups Cooked Long Grain Rice
- 1 (10.5oz) Can Red Beans
- 1 (10.5oz) Can Fire Roasted Corn
- 1 Cup Chicken Stock
- ⅓ lb Smoked Sausage, chopped into small pieces
- 1lb Cooked Crawfish Tails
- 1 Teaspoon Creole Seasoning
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 2 (10.5oz) Cans Enchilada Sauce, red
- 2 Cups Provolone cheese, shredded
- 12 Flour Tortillas
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350°F. Add the butter to a large skillet and turn on medium-high heat.
- Add the chopped onions, bell peppers, and garlic and cook until translucent.
- Add the cooked rice, canned red beans, fire roasted corn, chicken stock, smoked sausage and Creole seasoning. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat and add the crawfish tails, cook for a further 2 minutes, until the crawfish is warmed through.
- Pour a little of the enchilada sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish.
- Spoon some of the crawfish mixture into a tortilla, sprinkle some cheese and roll it up. Place seam down into the casserole dish. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and crawfish mixture.
- Pour the enchilada sauce over the tortillas then sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.
- Bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes, until bubbly around all the edges.
- Garnish with chopped parsley or green onions.
Notes
Serve with avocado, sour cream, corn chips, just like regular enchiladas.
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Nutrition Information
Yield 8 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 585Total Fat 22gSaturated Fat 10gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 104mgSodium 1097mgCarbohydrates 65gFiber 5gSugar 3gProtein 30g
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