Crawfish Dressing

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon pepper black
• 0.3 cup butter 
• 2 stalks celery chopped
• 2 pounds crawfish tails frozen thawed peeled
• 2 tablespoons creole seasoning 
• 1 tablespoon parsley fresh chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1  bell pepper green chopped
• 1 bunch green onions chopped
• 1 pound ground beef lean
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1 cup pecans toasted chopped
• 1  bell pepper red chopped
• 1.5 cups water 
• 0.8 cup rice long-grain white uncooked

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Stir in rice. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
3. In a large, heavy skillet over medium heat, stir together ground beef, onion, celery, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and garlic. Cook until beef is evenly browned and vegetables are tender.
4. Stir cooked rice, crawfish tails, pecans, butter, and green onions into the ground beef mixture. Season with Creole seasoning and pepper. Continue cooking about 3 minutes, until well mixed.
5. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
6. Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.
7. Garnish with parsley