Crayfish or Shrimp Pasta

56 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 40 min
Ready In: 45 min

“This dish can be made with either crawfish or shrimp. It's a great crowd pleaser. Serve with a salad and crispy French bread.” - by B. Gisclair

Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) packages angel hair pasta
1/2 cup butter
6 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup chopped green onions
1 1/2 pounds cooked shrimp - peeled and deveined
3 tablespoons Cajun seasoning

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Original recipe yields 10 servings

Directions

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook angel hair pasta until al dente. Drain.
In a large saute pan, heat butter over medium heat until melted. Stir in the Cajun seasoning and heavy cream. Cook until sauce is reduced by half.
Stir in the green onions and crayfish or shrimp. Heat thoroughly. Serve over hot angel hair pasta.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (10 total)

Calories
666 cal
33%

Fat
63.1 g
97%

Carbs
8.8 g
3%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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THEEVOYS

Aug. 15, 2003

"This is very good dish, especially for such a simple recipe. I used half and half and wisked in 1 tablespoon flour for thickness. In the future, I may try adding some fresh garlic. Also, if your cajun..." See more/creole seasoning doesn't have salt added, be sure to add some salt!"

KILLER_COOK

Apr. 9, 2003

"This recipe is great. You may want to use linguene instead of angel hair pasta. Also make sure you use a cooking pot when reducing the cream, it likes to boil over. If you dont have enough crawfish sc..." See morealops mixed in workds great."

eonstot

Feb. 26, 2008

"Great recipe, although I would make two suggestions. 1) Use linguine instead of angel hair. 2) Most cajun seasonings are incredibly salty. Keep that in mind and half the amount of seasoning if sa..." See morelty foods bother you. And I'll also say that it took a very long time for my sauce to thicken. Allow over an hour when planning this meal! Great recipe! Thanks!"

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