Oven Crawfish Rice Dressing Casserole

A fool proof recipe for crawfish dressing, Cajun style baked in an oven. Easy as well as delicious!

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. to 1 1/2 lb ground beef (chuck preferred)
• 1 (10 oz.) can cream of mushroom soup - undiluted
• 1 (101/2 oz.) can French onion soup
• 1 (6 oz.) can mushroom steak sauce
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• ½ cup bell pepper, chopped
• ½ cup green onions, chopped
• ½ cup parsley, chopped
• 1 (4 oz.) jar pimento, drained
• 1 cup raw rice
• 1 lb. crawfish or shrimp
• 2 tbsp. oil
• Cajun seasonings or Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 to 1 pound Jimmy Dean pork sausage
  

Directions:

1. In large skillet add oil. Cook the ground beef and pork with vegetables until meat is brown. Drain excess oil. Add crawfish or shrimp to the skillet.
2. In a large casserole dish, combine the rest of the ingredients, along with the cooked meat and vegetables.
3. Add Cajun seasoning, garlic powder and onion powder and salt and pepper to taste; remember the soup already has a substantial amount of salt.
4. Cover and cook in oven for one hour at 350 degrees, check if rice is done, if not recover and cook 10 more minutes.