YiaYia's Mouth Watering Crawfish Pasta

This is a secret family recipe that is frequently requested for birthday dinners and special occassions. We celebrated my husband's birthday this week and I cooked this dish for the family. Our menu included Salad, Homemade Ranch Dressing, Hot French Bread, Creamy Chocolate Pie, and a Fresh Peach Pie with homemade whipped cream. Delicious!
You may use shrimp or chicken instead of crawfish and I usually double this recipe.
8oz. Linguini
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup flour
Make a light roux.
Add: 1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 bell pepper, chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped
Cook in the roux for 5 minutes.
Add:1 chicken boullion cube or 1 tsp. poultry seasoning
1 pint whipping cream (I know what you are thinking; whipping cream is so fattening! You can play with something less fattening, if you want. If you do use something less creamy and crawfish, you may want to add a little squirt of lemon to the dish.)
2 lbs. crawfish tails
1 can rotel, drained
1 tbl. creole seasoning
1 tbl. fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/8 tsp. salt
Tabasco to taste
Cook for approx. 10 minutes until thick. If mixture gets too thick, thin out with pasta water.