Bayou Crawfish Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 6 cups sliced yellow squash
• 2 cups water
• 1 purple onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup seasoned dry bread crumb
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon beau monde seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dried crumbled thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon hot sauce
• 2 cups peeled crawfish tails

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 lightly grease a 2-quart casserole dish and set aside.
• 3 in a dutch oven over med-high heat, bring the squash and water to a boil.
• 4 cook 10 minutes; drain and set aside.
• 5 decrease heat to medium and add the onions, peppers, celery, garlic, and butter.
• 6 saute 4 minutes.
• 7 remove from the heat and add to the squash, stirring gently.
• 8 add the egg, breadcrumbs, cheese, beau monde, salt, pepper, thyme, cayenne, hot sauce, and crawfish.
• 9 stir to combine.
• 10 spoon into the prepared baking pan and bake 30 minutes.
• 11 serve warm.