During crawfish season we always get creative on the crawfish recipes - this one is no exception. A delicious, cheesy, Cajun spiced Crawfish Fettuccine Recipe is always a must at this time.
Typically we would prepare this during crawfish season a lot, however, because you can use frozen crawfish you could really make this recipe all year round!
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- What makes this recipe so yummy
- Groceries you'll need: Ingredients
- Recipe walkthrough: Instructions
- Recipe variations and substitute ideas
- Necessary gear: Equipment
- How to store leftovers
- Melanie Cagle
- Mel's kitchen notes
- Other crawfish recipes I think you'll love
- Frequently asked questions: FAQs
- Crawfish Fettuccine Recipe
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What makes this recipe so yummy
- If you're like me you love pasta. Any pasta dish is perfect to me, but the added bonus of it being a crawfish recipe really makes it a favorite way to use up those leftover crawfish tails.
- A very cheesy flavor with Cajun spice and slight heat, this easy recipe is great for those that like a lot of flavor in their food.
- This is a great recipe to make for Mardi Gras.
- Special enough for special occasions.
- A Cajun crawfish pasta is a dish the whole family will love.
Groceries you'll need: Ingredients
See recipe card at the bottom of this post for quantities.
Recipe walkthrough: Instructions
This is an overview of the recipe steps. For more detailed instructions visit the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Hint: Adding the seafood seasoning to the water when cooking the fettuccine noodles will help give this Crawfish Fettuccine recipe more depth of flavor.
Recipe variations and substitute ideas
- Pasta - obviously, just because it's called crawfish fettuccine doesn't mean you absolutely have to stick to that particular noodle. I know a lot of people that use bowtie pasta for this dish too!
- Flour - if you're not much of a cream of soup fan you could go down the road of making a light roux etc.
- Heavy Cream - same as above, if you're trying to get away from the cream of soup you might want to try using cream instead. You'll have to adjust for flavor though.
- Shrimp - instead of crawfish you could swap it out and make this recipe a shrimp fettuccine.
- Onions - if you prefer a stronger onion flavor you could swap out the shallots for yellow onion, or sweet onion even.
- Cajun Seasoning - I'm asked this often. Can I use Cajun seasoning instead of Creole Seasoning. It's almost the same thing - yes, they interchange well.
- Smoked sausage - you could add smoked sausage to this dish and it be delicious.
- Mild Rotel - keep the dish a little milder and use this version of rotel.
- Parmesan cheese - sprinkle with a little parmesan when serving.
- Red Bell Pepper - this would add an excellent sweetness.
- Sour Cream - you could try replacing some of the Velveeta with sour cream.
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Necessary gear: Equipment
You'll need a large skillet that is oven proof - a cast iron skillet is great for this crawfish fettuccine recipe! Otherwise, you could prepare it in a skillet and then transfer to a casserole dish to finish off in the oven.
This recipe would cook excellently in a Dutch Oven too.
How to store leftovers
Once this dish has cooled completely it will need to be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator - it will be good for up to 3 days.
This recipe does actually freeze well. Store in a freezer safe container in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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Melanie Cagle
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Mel's kitchen notes
Using leftover crawfish from your crawfish boil is recommended as the crawfish are beautifully seasoned. If you don't have this option then frozen crawfish from the grocery store will suffice, but if you can, rather buy the Louisiana Crawfish Tails (not from China - they are tasteless.)
Frequently asked questions: FAQs
Make the recipe as above but swap out half the crawfish and use shrimp too.
Crawfish has a delicious sweet flavor to it, very similar to it's cousins shrimp and crab. It is quite distinctive though.
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Ingredients
- 1 Pound Fettuccine Noodles
- 2 Tablespoons Shrimp and Crab Boil Seasoning
- ½ Cup Unsalted Butter
- 2 Each Shallots diced
- 3 Cloves Garlic minced
- ½ Tablespoon Creole Seasoning
- 1 (10-½ Ounce) Can Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 12 Ounces Velveeta Cheese cubed
- 1 (10-½ Ounce) Can Diced Tomatoes and Chilies
- 1 Pound Crawfish Tails cooked
- 2 Each Green Onions chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Bring a large pot of water to boil and add the seafood seasoning (crawfish, shrimp and crab boil seasoning).2 Tablespoons Shrimp and Crab Boil Seasoning
- Add the fettuccine noodles and cook for 8-9 minutes, until al dente. Drain and set aside.1 Pound Fettuccine Noodles
- Add the stick of butter to a large skillet and turn on the heat to med-high.½ Cup Unsalted Butter
- Add the chopped shallots and garlic and cook until translucent.2 Each Shallots, 3 Cloves Garlic
- Add the Creole seasoning, the soup, tomatoes and chilies and Worcestershire sauce. Cook until bubbling.½ Tablespoon Creole Seasoning, 1 (10-½ Ounce) Can Cream of Chicken Soup, 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce, 1 (10-½ Ounce) Can Diced Tomatoes and Chilies
- Add the cubed Velveeta cheese and stir until totally melted and incorporated.12 Ounces Velveeta Cheese
- Add the crawfish tails and green onions and cook another 2 minutes then turn off the heat. Add the cooked pasta.1 Pound Crawfish Tails
- Cover with foil and place in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Sprinkle with green onions, then serve with Parmesan Cheese and garlic bread.2 Each Green Onions
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