Crawfish Bread Recipes

EZ CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Slice French bread in half lengthwise and scoop out the inside of the loaf. Set aside.
• 2. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Sauté onions, bell peppers, green onions, and garlic until tender and translucent.
• 3. Blend in cajun seasoning, add cheeses and crawfish / shrimp / crab meat and blend until melted. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
• 4. Spread crawfish mixture inside the bread then put halves back together.
• 5. Wrap it in foil and bake at 350°F for 20-30 minutes.
• 6. Let the bread sit for 10-15 minutes then unwrap and cut the stuffed bread into 2 " slices and serve hot.
• 7. *Notes: An equal amount of (71-80, 81-90 count) shrimp works great in this recipe, too. *Tip: to make individual breads use pastry dough and cut into circles. Stuff half of the dough with filling and fold over to make a half-circle. Seal edges well. Bake bread according to pastry dough directions or deep fry until golden.

CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
• Rinse the crawfish. In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for a few minutes. Add the tomatoes, Cajun seasoning and crawfish. Sauté for 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
• In a bowl, mix together the cheeses, mayonnaise and parsley. Add the tomato and crawfish mixture to the mayo mixture.
• Cut the loaf of bread in half and then cut the bread lengthwise. Spoon the mixture on the bread and bake for 10 to 15 minutes. Then broil for an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Watch closely, as not to burn. Cut the bread into individual portions.

CAJUN CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Place bread halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet. Divide mayonnaise between bread halves, spreading evenly. Set aside. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add sweet onion, and cook until softened, 5 minutes. Add garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add crawfish, green onion, and parsley, stirring to combine. Cook until crawfish is heated through, about 5 minutes. Add Cajun seasoning and cream cheese. Remove from heat, and stir until cheese is incorporated. Divide mixture between bread halves, spreading evenly to cover. Top each half with cheeses and paprika. Bake until cheese has melted, about 15 minutes. Increase oven temperature to broil. Broil 6 inches from heat until cheese has browned, about 2 minutes. Top with parsley, if desired. Serve warm.

CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Saute crawfish tails in butter until heated through. Add cayenne and saute a minute more. Set aside and cool.
• Thaw spinach and cool as directed, thoroughly squeeze excess water out. Drain and chop artichokes. Mix spinach, artichokes, cream cheese and 1 cup of cheese until well blended. Microwave untilsmooth and creamy.
• Spread bread with alfredo sauce, then generously layer spinach dip,crawfish tails, and rest of cheese on bread.
• Bake at 350 until bread is crispy and cheese is bubbly. May need to broil the last 5 minutes to reach brownness. Sprinkle with parsley for garnish.

CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat griddle to medium-high. Combine crawfish, cheese, sausage, green onion and Creole spice. Butter bread. Heap filling on unbuttered side of one bread slice, then spread it out evenly to corners. Cover with second bread slice, buttered-side up. Cook on griddle until first side is golden brown. Flip and cook until second side is golden brown and sandwich is hot all the way through. Remove and slice it up.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.

NEW ORLEANS CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
• Using a large skillet, add butter and olive oil; place over medium-high heat.
• Once hot, add onion, celery and bell peppers; stir until well combined. Sauté, stirring occasionally, for 5-6 minutes, or until bell peppers have softened slightly.
• Add garlic; stir and continue sautéing for 1-2 minutes, stirring often.
• Add wine, Cajun seasoning, crawfish tails and cream cheese; stir until well combined. Continue sautéing, stirring occasionally, until cream cheese has fully melted and most of the liquid has evaporated. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
• Once cooled, add green onions and pepperjack cheese; stir until well combined.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spread mixture evenly on top of two halves of French bread.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until cheese has melted.
• Switch oven to broil and broil for 2-3 minutes, or until top of mixture has browned slightly.
• Remove from oven and top with chopped parsley.
• Slice and serve warm.

CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Rinse the crawfish. In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for a few minutes. Add the tomatoes, Cajun seasoning and crawfish. Saute for 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
• In a bowl, mix together the cheeses, mayonnaise and parsley. Add the tomato and crawfish mixture to the mayo mixture.
• Cut the loaf of bread in half and then cut the bread lengthwise. Spoon the mixture on the bread and bake for 10 to 15 minutes. Then broil for an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Watch closely, as not to burn. Cut the bread into individual portions.

NEW ORLEANS CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• MELT butter over medium heat in large skillet; when hot, add onion, celery, and bell pepper. COOK, stirring occasionally, until vegetables have wilted, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir for 2 minutes. ADD crawfish tails, Worcestershire, Tiger Sauce® and salt; cook and stir until crawfish have warmed through and released any liquid and the liquid has evaporated, about 3 minutes. Stir in green onions, then set crawfish mixture aside to cool. PREHEAT oven to 350°F. STIR mayonnaise, Creole mustard and cheese into cooled crawfish mixture until well combined. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. CUT both loaves of bread nearly in half lengthwise and divide crawfish mixture evenly on bottom portion of each loaf. FOLD top portion of bread back over crawfish filling, then wrap each loaf tightly in aluminum foil. Place on a baking sheet and bake until filling is heated through and cheese is melted, 25 to 30 minutes. SLICE loaves into desired portions and serve hot.

CRAWFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a baking sheet. In a large skillet, melt the butter with the olive oil over medium heat. Sauté the green onions, celery, bell pepper and garlic until wilted. Add the wine and the crawfish tails with their fat. Stir well and add the cream cheese. Stir until melted. Add the Creole seasoning and cook until the mixture is thickened, just a few minutes. Remove from the heat and let the flavors blend. Carefully roll out French bread dough to a thickness of ½ inch on the baking sheet. Spoon the crawfish mixture down the center of the dough, and sprinkle with the shredded cheese. Fold the dough over the mixture to make a loaf. Cut 2 small slits in the top of the dough. Place in oven and bake for about 20 minutes, or until the loaf is golden brown. Remove from oven and let sit for a few minutes before slicing into serving-size pieces.