Pecan, Rice & Crawfish Dressing

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (16 ounce) packages crawfish tails, frozen, thawed, peeled, cooked
• 2 cups long-grain rice, cooked
• 1 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
• 1/4 cup butter, cut in pieces
• 1 bunch green onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons creole seasoning
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook vegetables, ground beef and garlic in a dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring until beef crumbles and is no longer pink.
• 2 stir in crawfish, rice, pecans, butter, green onions, creole seasoning and pepper.
• 3 cook about 3 minutes until mixture is thorougly heated.
• 4 spoon into lightly greased 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes until lightly browned.
• 6 may garnish with chopped fresh parsley, if desired.