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Crayfish or Shrimp Pasta

By: B. Gisclair 
"This dish can be made with either crawfish or shrimp. It's a great crowd pleaser. Serve with a salad and crispy French bread."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (55)

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Prep Time:
5 Min
Cook Time:
40 Min
Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 10 servings
 

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

Directions

  1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook angel hair pasta until al dente. Drain.
  2. 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.
  3. Stir in the green onions and crayfish or shrimp. Heat thoroughly. Serve over hot angel hair pasta.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 666 | Total Fat: 63.1g | Cholesterol: 353mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 15, 2003 by THEEVOYS   view full review
This is very good dish, especially for such a simple recipe. I used half and half and wisked...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 9, 2003 by KILLER_COOK   view full review
This recipe is great. You may want to use linguene instead of angel hair pasta. Also make sure...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2008 by eonstot   view full review
Great recipe, although I would make two suggestions. 1) Use linguine instead of angel hair. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2005 by Chin   view full review
I halved the recipe and added sliced mushrooms, chopped tomatoes, crawfish and crab meat. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2005 by LASTEPMOM   view full review
excellant! impressed the entire family and neighbors!!!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2005 by AFGirl   view full review
I made this for a potluck and it was well liked by all. I used penne instead of angel hair to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 4, 2006 by AMARETTOSKIES   view full review
Used shrimp and added onion,red and yellow pepper strips,fresh mushrooms and alittle...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 21, 2006 by Danielle M   view full review
Very rich if you use heavy whipping cream. I started using half anf half and it was just as good.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2005 by TCSTEFFEY   view full review
Everyone loved this-very good!!!
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 4, 2003 by KRISTYB   view full review
This recipe tasted pretty good, but was way too rich. Next time I will not use half the...

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