Cajun Fettuccine
- 1 pound Fettuccine Pasta, Cooked
- 1- 1/2 cup Butter Or Margarine
- 3 whole Medium Onions, Chopped
- 2 whole Medium Bell Peppers (red Or Green), Chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 2 Tablespoons Jalapeno Peppers, Sliced
- 1 dash Salt To Taste
- 1 dash Cayenne Pepper To Taste
- 1/4 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1/2 bunches Fresh Parsley
- 1 pint Half-and-half
- 1 ounce, fluid Lemon Juice
- 1- 1/2 pound Velveeta Cheese, Cubed
- 1 pound Crabmeat, Picked Though And Drained
- 3 pounds Shrimp Or Crawfish Tails
- If not already cooked, cook pasta as per package, and drain, then set aside.
- Using a 12-quart roaster or something close to it, heat stove to medium.
- Melt butter, then saute onions, bell pepper, garlic, and jalapeno for approximately 15 minutes.
- Add salt and cayenne pepper to taste.
- Add flour slowly, stirring steadily.
- Allow it to cook for approximately 10 more minutes.
- Add fresh parsley and allow it to soften in the mixture while stirring.
- Add the half-and-half, lemon juice, and cheese, continuing to stir until cheese has blended well with the flour mixture.
- Then, add the crab meat, and stir until well combined.
- Stir cooked pasta gently into cheese sauce.
- Reduce heat and allow cheese sauce to bubble, continuing to stir so as not to let burn.
- Meanwhile, parboil peeled shrimp or crawfish tails for approximately 3 minutes until cooked, then strain.
- Mix into the pasta mixture.
- Serve in a 4-quart or larger dish.
- Garnish with fresh parsley, extra shrimp or crawfish tails, lemon slices and/or cheese.
- Serve with a great salad and fresh crusty bread!
pasta, butter, onions, bell peppers, garlic, peppers, salt, cayenne pepper, allpurpose, parsley, lemon juice, velveeta cheese, pound crabmeat, shrimp
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/cajun-fettuccine/ (may not work)