Crab Quesadillas Recipes

CORN AND CRAB QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix cream cheese, corn, cilantro, onions, pimientos, pepper and red pepper. Fold in crabmeat. Spread 2/3 cup of the crabmeat mixture over each tortilla; fold tortilla in half, pressing lightly. Brush both sides of each tortilla with butter.
• In 12-inch skillet, cook 3 tortillas at a time over medium-high heat about 5 minutes, turning once, until light brown. Garnish with sour cream and cilantro.

IMITATION CRAB 3-CHEESE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Combine Greek yogurt and salsa, stir until you get a creamy consistency, set aside.
• Add tomatoes, bell peppers and green chilies into mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Combine crab meat into pepper mixture and squeeze in lime juice, stir thoroughly.
• Stir in cheese and divide mixture onto tortillas and fold tortillas to close.
• On medium heat, 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil on a 10-12 inch pan.
• Add 2 quesadillas at a time, 1-2 minutes on each side.
• Let cool first then slice into wedges and serve with sauce.

CRAB QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Shred crab meat; mix together with sour cream, lime juice, and green onions in a small bowl.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Heat griddle or small frying pan with a small amount of oil or cooking spray.
• Take a tortilla, place about 1/8 of crab mixture on it and spread evenly.
• Top with 1oz.
• (about 1/4 cup) cheese and sprinkle with some chopped cilantro.
• Place on hot griddle; when cheese starts to melt, fold in half.
• Allow to heat through and brown nicely, then remove from heat.
• Repeat with other tortillas.
• Quesadillas can be kept warm on a stoneware plate or baking dish in the oven on warm while you are busy with the others.
• Serve topped with a dallop of sour cream or guacamole, and wedges of lime, if you wish.

CRABMEAT QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven at 375 degrees F. Combine the cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, crabmeat, green onion, and green chiles in a bowl. Mix well. The filling can be made ahead of time and refrigerated for up to 1 day. Place the tortillas on a baking sheet. Spread about 1/4 cup of the filling on one half of each tortilla. Fold the tortilla over to cover the filling. Brush the outsides of the tortilla with the melted butter. Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned and heated through. Remove from the oven and cut into wedges. Serve hot.

CRAB ASPARAGUS QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• On two tortillas, layer each with 1/2 cup cheese, 1/2 cup asparagus, 1/4 cup crab, 1 tablespoon picante sauce and remaining cheese. Top with remaining tortillas; press down lightly. , In a small skillet coated with cooking spray, cook one quesadilla at a time in oil for 2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Cut each into six wedges. Serve with sour cream, olives and remaining picante sauce.

QUESADILLAS ON THE BBQ

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for low heat.
• Spread 1 tablespoon of salsa on half of each tortilla. Distribute the onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, tomato, cilantro, chives, olives, and shrimp evenly among the tortillas. Sprinkle each with cheese, and fold tortillas in half to cover the filling.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Place the filled tortillas directly on the grill. Cook about 2 minutes per side, until cheese is melted and the tortilla has grill marks. Serve with remaining salsa and sour cream.

BAKED CRAB QUESADILLAS APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Combine butter and oil; set aside.
• Saute onion, peppers, and garlic in 2 tbsp reserved butter mixture in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until tender. Remove from heat. Gently stir in crabmeat and next 3 ingredients.
• Place on tortillas on baking sheets; brush 1 side of each tortilla with remaining butter mixture. Turn tortillas over; spread crabmeat mixture evenly over half of each tortilla, and sprinkle with cheese. Fold tortillas in half.
• Bake at 475 degrees for 4 minutes or until golden. Cut each tortilla into thirds. Serve warm.

CRAB QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Cook the crab in boiling water for about 3 minutes.
• Rinse the crab in cold water to stop the cooking.
• Remove the shell from the crab meat and cut it into bite sized pieces.
• Mix the lime juice, zest, jalapeno, green onion, cilantro cumin, salt and pepper in a bowl.
• Add the crab and marinate for 10-30 minutes.
• Melt the butter (or oil) in a pan.
• Place a tortilla in the pan and rub it around in the butter to coat.
• Heat the tortilla until air pockets form in it flipping a few times.
• Repeat 5-7 for the second tortilla and leave it in the pan.
• Drain the liquid from the crab and place the mixture on the tortilla in the pan.
• Place the cheese on and then top with the other tortilla.
• Cook the quesadilla until golden brown on both sides and the cheese is melted flipping once.

SPINACH AND CRAB QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat wok or sauté pan on medium. Once it heats up and add olive oil and once it shimmers, add spinach and salt and sauté for 3 - 5 minutes
• Heat another sauté pan (or same one) on medium/low, add cooking spray and add a flour tortilla, muenster cheese and Mexican cheese. Cover and let cheese melt
• Add crabmeat and spinach, re-cover pan and once the flour tortilla browns, fold it over
• Plate and cut in half
• Eat
• Smile
• Enjoy

CRAB QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Combine Cheddar, cream cheese, scallions, bell pepper, cilantro, jalapenos (if using), orange zest and juice in a medium bowl. Gently stir in crab. Lay tortillas out on a work surface. Spread one-fourth of the filling on half of each tortilla. Fold tortillas in half, pressing gently to flatten.
• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place 2 quesadillas in the pan and cook, turning once, until golden on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes total. Transfer to a cutting board and tent with foil to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining 1 teaspoon oil and quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges.

CRAB AND TOMATO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Mix first 6 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Season cheese mixture to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before continuing.)
• Mix crabmeat, tomatoes, green onions and chili in large bowl. Spread cheese mixture over half of each tortilla. Spoon crabmeat mixture atop cheese mixture, dividing equally. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Fold tortillas in half. Press gently to seal.
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in each of 2 heavy large skillets over medium heat. Working in batches, cook quesadillas in skillets until cheese melts and tortillas are golden brown, adding more oil as needed, about 3 minutes per side. Cut quesadillas into wedges and serve.