Crawfish Monica is a creamy, spicy crawfish sauce served over pasta. Bring New Orleans to your own home with this Jazz Fest inspired crawfish pasta recipe.
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Author Meme
Ingredients
6ouncesrotinior any pasta
1tablespoonunsalted butter
2mediumyellow onionsdiced
6clovesgarlicminced
1teaspoonpaprika
¾teaspoonsalt
½teaspoongarlic powder
¼teaspooncayenne pepper
⅛teaspoondried oregano
⅛teaspoondried thyme
⅛teaspoonblack pepper
⅓cupwhite wineor water
1tablespooncornstarch
1.75cupsmilkwhole or 2%, divided
12ouncespeeled crawfish tails
1tablespoonfresh lemon juice
¼cupchopped green onionsoptional
½cupchopped fresh parsleyoptional
½cupfreshly grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
In a Dutch oven or heavy pot, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion to melted butter, and saute for 7-10 minutes until softened.
Meanwhile, Bring a pot of water to a boil and add pasta. Cook until al dente, and drain. Set aside.
Stir in garlic, paprika, salt, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, oregano, thyme, and pepper. Stir constantly for 30 seconds then add in wine. Cook until almost all of the wine has evaporated.
Whisk together cornstarch and ¼ cup milk in a small bowl. Add into pot and slowly stir in remaining milk. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes until thickened.
Stir in crawfish tails and cook for 2 minutes. Add in lemon juice, green onion, and parsley, and stir well to combine. Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan cheese.
Serve sauce with cooked pasta. Enjoy!
Notes
*Makes about 4 cups of sauce.*For more veggies, add an extra 1 cup of diced celery. Or substitute 4 stalks of celery for 1 onion.*A 16-ounce package of crawfish tails can be used in place of the 12-ounce package.*If you don't want to use wine, use water, chicken broth, vegetable broth, or seafood stock in its place.*Can use 1 teaspoon extra garlic powder in place of the 6 cloves of garlic.*Use gluten-free, whole-grain pasta if desired. The recipe was tested using multiple types of pasta all with great results. Regular, whole wheat pasta, gluten-free quinoa pasta, gluten-free brown rice pasta, and gluten-free chickpea pasta.*Nutrition facts calculated using regular rotini pasta and 2% milk.