Crawfish Etouffee over Rice
Deeply discounted crawfish tail meat transforms into a classic Louisiana dinner with tomatoes, peppers, and a rich brown sauce.
- Per serving
- $2.24
- Serves
- 4
- Time
- 35 min
- Whole dinner
- $8.96
Ingredients
12 oz Crawfish tail meat
On sale at Walmart: Riceland Crawfish, Cleaned Crawfish Tail Meat, Frozen, 12 oz, Contains Shellfish
$5.00$14.7610 oz Grape tomatoes
On sale at Walmart: Fresh Grape Tomato, 10 oz Package
$1.95$2.781 large Bell pepper
about $1.501 medium Onion
about $0.503 cloves Garlic
pantry3 tablespoons Butter
pantry3 tablespoons All-purpose flour
pantry1.5 cups Chicken broth
pantry1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
pantry0.25 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
pantry2 cups cooked White rice
about $0.75to taste Salt and black pepper
pantry
Prices are from Walmart the week of October 11, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Cut the bell pepper and onion into bite-sized pieces. Halve the tomatoes.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat and sprinkle flour over it, stirring constantly for 2 to 3 minutes to make a dark roux.
- Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic, stirring often for 5 to 6 minutes until soft.
- Pour in the broth and add the Cajun seasoning and cayenne. Bring to a simmer.
- Add the crawfish and tomatoes. Simmer for 8 to 10 minutes until the crawfish is heated through and flavors meld.
- Serve over rice with salt and black pepper.
Why it’s cheap
2 of the 12 ingredients were on sale at Walmart the week of October 11, 2026, led by crawfish tail meat at $5.00 instead of $14.76.
The sale items rang up $10.59 under their regular prices.
Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $2.24 a serving, or $8.96 for 4 servings.
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