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Crawfish is one of my favorite ingredients to cook with outside of onions. There is just so much you can do with crawfish besides boiling it or shoving it into some yummy etouffee. Crawfish can be used pretty much the same as shrimp – boil it, fry it,throw in pasta, rice, or a salad. This past weekend I decided to try a new crawfish recipe that was more summery than my usual crawfish etouffee. I came up with a Crawfish Casserole recipe from my favorite Louisiana cookbook, A Trim and Terrific Louisiana Kitchen by Holly Clegg. This recipe was fabulous and my husband ranked it a 5 out of 5 and he is pretty stingy with his 5 star rating. We will definitely be eating this on a regular basis. Give it a try and let me know what you think!

Crawfish Casserole

1 tbsp light margarine
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb crawfish tails, rinsed
1 can 99% fat-free cream of XYZ soup
3 cups cooked rice
1.5 tbsp lemon juice
salt & pepper
dash red pepper
1 can chopped tomatoes and green peppers (aka Rotel)
1/2 cup shredded fat free cheddar cheese

In a large pan, coated with nonstick cooking spray, melt margarine. Add onions, green peppers, and garlic. Cook until tender. Stir in crawfish, soup, rice, lemon juice, seasonings, tomatoes and green chilies. Mix well. Turn mixture into a shallow 2-quart casserole dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and return to oven for an additional 5 minutes.

Makes 6 servings

As prepared: 281 calories, 136mg Cholesterol, 4.8 gms fat, 15.2% Calories from Fat

I briefly discussed my downfall with budgeting and weight loss - it is my lack of planning what to cook early in the week.  I found a great meme that I hope will help tackle this issue.  If you would like to start meal  planning or participate in this weekly meme, click the banner to the right and visit Orgjunkie.com to leave your link!

This week I will be using the contents from my pantry, freezer, and donations from my mother’s house to create our meals for the week.  I’ll post recipes & photos as I make these items.

Monday – Finish off the Chicken Rollups from my mother

Tuesday – Thursday – Crawfish Etouffee

Friday – Homemade Pizza

Saturday – Company over so probably eating out

Sunday – Sushi (with a coupon!)