Baked Crawfish Macaroni and Cheese

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound elbow macaroni, cooked al dente
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1/2 pound cheese, cut into small cubes*
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup cooked Louisiana crawfish tails, roughly chopped

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cook the pasta to al dente; drain, and stir in the butter.
3. Spray a baking dish with nonstick spray and add the pasta.
4. Mix in the cheese, sugar, eggs, milk and crawfish tails.
5. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until the macaroni is bubbly and the top is golden brown.

Notes

* Use any mix of pepper jack, Gouda, sharp or mild cheddar, Colby jack, etc.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: louisianaseafood.com
Recipe courtesy of Irma Thomas.