Crawfish Bread Recipe
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Crawfish Bread Recipe
Description
This Crawfish Bread recipe uses a loaf of French bread sliced lengthwise and partially hollowed to hold a creamy crawfish mixture. The sauté of diced onion, celery, and bell pepper softens the vegetable base, while garlic adds aroma. Combining cooked crawfish tails with Cajun seasoning gives the dish its distinctive taste.
Mixing cream cheese, mayonnaise, mustard, and shredded Parmesan and cheddar cheeses results in a creamy, tangy, and cheesy filling. After spreading on the bread, baking sets the mixture and broiling adds a toasty, browned finish that crisps the edges of the bread and melts the cheese topping.
Serve Crawfish Bread warm as an appetizer or as part of a meal. The scooped-out bread can be saved for use as croutons or thickener in other dishes, making efficient use of ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 onion chopped, medium
- 1 celery chopped, stalk
- 1 bell pepper chopped, medium
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound crawfish tails roughly chopped, cooked
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon mustard or use spicy brown mustard, Creole style
- 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese or use other melty cheese, shredded
- parsley for garnish; chopped fresh; or paprika
- red chili flakes
- paprika
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Slice the French bread loaf in half lengthwise. Scoop out some of the bread to make room for the filling, if desired. Set onto a baking sheet.
- Melt the butter in a large pan over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, and bell pepper. Cook for 5 minutes to soften.
- Add the garlic and cook 1 minute.
- Add the crawfish tails and Cajun seasoning. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring a bit.
- Stir in the cream cheese until melted through and incorporated, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer the pan ingredients to a mixing bowl. Stir in the mayo, mustard, and shredded cheeses. Mix until well combined.
- Spread the cheese mixture over the pieces of French bread and bake for 12 minutes.
- Increase oven heat to “broil” then broil the crawfish bread until the bread is toasty and the topping is browned and bubbly.
- Remove from heat, cool enough to slice, then serve.
Notes
- Reserve the bread removed from the French loaf to use as croutons or as a thickener for sauces, reducing waste.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 279 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 279kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 443mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 149mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 988IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 117mg | 12% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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