Crawfish Mac and Cheese

4.96 from 24 votes

This Cajun crawfish mac and cheese is the perfect crawfish tails recipe! Use frozen crawfish tails for an impressive main dish macaroni and cheese reading in under 30 minutes!

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: crawfish, mac and cheese

Servings: servings

Calories: 467kcal

Cost: 20

Ingredients

Crawfish Tails

1 tbsp Butter
16 oz Crawfish tails frozen and thawed
3 Garlic Cloves or 3/4 tsp garlic powder

Queso Ingredients

10 oz Can Rotel with green chiles not drained
⅙ cup Pickled jalapenos diced, with juice
2 cups Cheddar cheese shredded
1 cup Oaxaca cheese shredded (can substitute Monterrey Jack)
1½ tbsp Slap Ya Mama seasoning or any other preferred Cajun seasoning
1 cup Milk
1 tbsp Cornstarch

Pasta

16 oz Macaroni elbow, shells, or rotini

Instructions

Cook Pasta

In a medium stock pot, cook pasta according to al dente instructions on package. Drain and set aside.

To Cook Crawfish

In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
Add garlic and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring often.
Add crawfish tails and sautee for 2-3 minutes and stir several times before removing from heat.

To Prepare Crawfish Mac and Cheese

In a medium pot, add Rotel, jalapenos, cheese, and seasoning to pot.
Whisk cornstarch into milk.*
Add milk to pot.
Cook over medium heat, stirring often for 5-10 minutes until queso is melted and gooey.
Stir cooked crawfish and drained pasta into the cheese dip until well blended.
Top macaroni and cheese with green onions and serve warm with a side of bread and leafy salad.

Notes

The cornstarch acts as a binding and thickening agent when whisked into the milk. If you do not have any cornstarch, you can just use the regular milk without cornstarch. Your cheese sauce will just be a bit thinner.

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