CAJUN CRAWFISH ENCHILADAS

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While this cajun lady was living in Corpus Christi I was challenged to cook up a mexican dish with crawfish for a pot luck dinner. Cajuns are known for what we have around us and try to make something great out of it. By the way...it was a winner.

Provided by Jerrie T

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 45m

Yield 15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 20

1/2 cup butter
2 cups onions
1 cup bell pepper
16 ounces cream cheese
1 1/2 teaspoons oregano leaves
1 teaspoon ground cumin
4 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
2 tablespoons parsley
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup butter
4 lbs crawfish tails, deveined
2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
2 teaspoons garlic
1/2 cup green onion
30 (6 inch) flour tortillas
1 cup heavy whipping cream
16 ounces monterey jack cheese or 16 ounces Mexican blend cheese
2 tablespoons parsley sprigs (to garnish)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven 325 degrees.
  • In a 3-quart pot over medium high heat, melt 1/2-cup butter. Add onion and bell pepper. Cook and stir 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and cook an additional 5 minutes. Add cream cheese, oregano, cumin, 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seafood seasoning, Konriko Creole Seasoning, and parsley. Cook and stir 3 minutes. Add 1 cup whipping cream and cook 5 minutes. Set aside.
  • In a large skillet over low-medium heat (too high heat will cause crawfish to become rubbery or hard), combine remaining ½-cup of butter and crawfish. Cook and stir 3 minutes. Add 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seafood seasoning, garlic powder and green onion. Cook an additional 2 minutes. (Drain, keeping liquid and set aside) Add to cream mixture and mix well. Spoon a portion of mixture in the center of each warm tortilla. Fold the tortilla in thirds and place seam side down in casserole dish.
  • Mix liquid from crawfish with 1 cup whipping cream and cook for 3 minutes. Add remaining mixture of crawfish and stir.
  • Spoon mixture over the tortilla and top with cheese.
  • Bake at 325 for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Garnish with fresh parsley sprigs if desired.

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