Crayfish Cornbread

One of my favorite Cajun recipes! Shrimp may be substituted for crawfish.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 32 mins
• Total Time: 42 mins
• Calories: 261 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 onion, chopped
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 pound crawfish, peeled
• 1 (12 ounce) package dry corn bread mix

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Saute crawfish, onions, bell peppers, green onions, salt and pepper together until crawfish are cooked; approximately 5 minutes.

Step 3

Mix together cornbread mix, tomatoes and egg. Pour cornbread mixture and crawfish mixture into a 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake for 25 minutes.

Step 4

Glaze top of cornbread with butter and sprinkle with cheese. Change the oven's temperature to broil and place the cornbread back in the oven until the cheese has melted, approximately 2 minutes.