How to Make Crawfish Mac and Cheese | Easy Mac & Cheese Recipe

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: colby cheese

Colby cheese is often less expensive and melts well.

crawfish

💰Cheaper: shrimp

Shrimp is a more accessible and affordable seafood option.

elbow macaroni

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pasta

💰Cheaper: shell pasta

Shell pasta is often less expensive and has a similar texture.

Boil elbow noodles for 15 minutes or until tender; drain and set aside.

Dice 1/2 of a yellow onion and 1/2 of each red, green, and yellow bell pepper; also dice 2 cloves of garlic.

In a skillet, add about 2 tablespoons of olive oil and sauté the diced veggies for 5 minutes.

Add garlic and a pack of crawfish tails to the skillet; season to taste and add one cap full of shrimp and crab boil; allow to simmer for 5 minutes.

In the same skillet, add 1/2 cup of butter; then add 2 cups of heavy whipping cream and stir; let simmer for 2 minutes.

Add about 2 cups of cheddar cheese and 2 cups of kobe jack cheese to the skillet; mix and season to taste; let simmer for 1 minute.

Add the crawfish to the cheese sauce and mix it into the noodles until well combined.

In a separate skillet, add 1 tablespoon of butter and 1/3 cup of bread crumbs; toast the bread crumbs for 1 minute.

Place the mac and cheese mixture in a cast iron skillet or baking dish; garnish the top with leftover cheese and the toasted bread crumbs.

Bake at 350 degrees until the cheese melts.

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