Recipes With Course: Main Dishes
Shrimp, Crabmeat and Rice Casserole
Great easy dish for any family gathering or party. Ingredients1 lbs shrimp, cut in pieces 1 lbs claw or lump crab meat 4 or 5 cups rice, cooked 2 onions, finely chopped 1 bell pepper, finely chopped 1 bunch green onions (scallions), finely chopped 1 stick butter Tony Cachere’s or ...
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Spicy Crawfish Salad
A simple salad made with Louisiana’s finest home grown crawfish. Ingredients1 pound crawfish tails, cooked in spicy boil and peeled 1 rib celery, chopped 1 bunch scallions (green onions) mayonnaise to desired wetness Old Bay Seasoning to taste McCormick Creole Seasoning red pepperDirectionsStep 1Slightly chop the crawfish, leaving lumpy pieces. ...
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Dolores’s Lasagna
Ask anyone in Delores’s family and they will tell you that her lasagna is the best you can eat! This recipe has been adopted as a favorite in this Cajun family’s favorite food list. Ingredients2 tbsp butter 11/2 lbs to 2 lbs ground beef 1 cup onions, chopped 1/2 cup ...
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Roman Holiday (Baked Spaghetti)
Celebrate Mardi Gras in Branson, with Delores’ and Gale’s brother Terry and Cedric Benoit. “An Encore Salute to The Greatest Celebration on Earth;” Branson, Missouri’s ultimate tribute to the Bayou State. An authentic Cajun/Zydeco Festival with a Mardi Gras twist show casing Louisiana’s finest music, food, arts and crafts and ...
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Hitachi Shrimp Jambalaya
This is a very easy to make shrimp Jambalaya. Great for a Lenten meal – substitute vegetable broth for chicken broth. One to two links of sliced smoked sausage may be added. Cajuns called their rice cookers Hitachi back in the day when everyone had that brand; in making this ...
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Taco-Stuffed Upside-Down Cornbread
This dish is an easy one-dish meal and also makes a great presentation if you want to impress someone special with your cooking skills! Ingredients1 pound ground beef plus 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning 1 cup water 1 package taco seasoning 1 (4 oz) can green chilies 1 large plum tomato, ...
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Beer Steamed Shrimp
Cajuns pretty much drink the same types of beverage that most other cultures do. We like cold beer with our boiled crawfish and crabs, bar-b-cues and boudin. If drinking your beer isn’t enough, here’s a recipe to cook it into a delicious dish. Ingredients1 cup vinegar 1 cup water 3 ...
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Cajun Crawfish Enchiladas
While this Cajun lady was living in Corpus Christi, Texas, I was challenged to cook up a Mexican dish with crawfish for a potluck dinner. Everyone thought it was a winner. Editor’s note – Shrimp can be used instead of crawfish. Ingredients1/2 cup butter 2 cups onion, chopped 1 cup ...
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