Crawfish Bread

Crawfish Bread is the perfect dish to make with that leftover crawfish. The creamy crawfish sauce layered on French bread and topped with delicious melted cheese is perfect for those quick and easy meals with those Cajun crawfish!

The crawfish mixture used in this recipe can be adjusted very easily to accommodate many extra ingredients!

Crawfish season for us here in Louisiana is at the beginning of the year, when we start heading into Mardi Gras, Easter and Jazz Fest.

There's always a 'boil' to go to somewhere, recipes for leftover crawfish start to get very creative!

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• 🧅 Ingredients
• 🥣 Instructions
• 🔄 Substitutions and Variations
• 🦞 More Crawfish recipes:
• 🍽 How to Serve
• 🔌 Equipment
• 🧊 Storage
• 💡 Tips
• 👩‍🍳 FAQs
• Crawfish Bread
• 💬 Comments

🧅 Ingredients

• Crawfish Tails, cooked
• Loaf of French Bread
• Mayonnaise
• Butter, unsalted
• Red Bell Pepper
• Yellow Bell Pepper
• Celery Stalk
• Sweet Onion
• Garlic
• Dried Thyme
• Creole Seasoning
• Ground Mustard
• Cream Cheese
• Green Onions
• Sharp Cheddar Cheese
• Mozzarella
• Parmesan Cheese
• Parsley (optional garnish)

See recipe card below for quantities.

🥣 Instructions

Crawfish Bread tastes better from a leftover 'boil'. Here's a quick sneak-peak on how to peel crawfish:

• Step 1: If you have leftover crawfish, you'll need to peel them all first. You'll need 2 cups of peeled tails.
• Step 2: Cut the French Bread in half lengthways.
• Step 3: Spread Mayonnaise evenly all over the French Bread halves. Set Aside.
• Step 4: Melt butter in a large skillet /pot over a medium heat.

• Step 5: Add vegetables and seasoning and cook until translucent.
• Step 6: Add crawfish tails and cook for 3 minutes over medium-high heat.
• Step 7: Add cream cheese, mustard and green onions.
• Step 8: Spread this crawfish mixture all over the French Bread halves evenly.

• Step 9: Sprinkle the grated Mozzarella first, evenly over the French Bread Halves.
• Step 10: Next add the grated cheddar and top with the grated parmesan.
• Step 11: Bake in Oven and when removed garnish with parsley.
• Step 12: Cut bread into individual slices and serve while hot.

Hint: Allow the bread to cool just a little before trying to slice. Like Pizza it can also be extremely hot and you can burn your fingers.

🔄 Substitutions and Variations

• Crawfish - This can be substituted with Shrimp, if you prefer. Of course, then it's not crawfish bread, more like shrimp bread, lol.
• Sweet Onion - If you prefer a softer taste you could swap this out for shallots.
• Creole Seasoning - I like Tony Chacheres - If you don't have access to this another type of seasoning blend (like Seasonall) will work. Or a Cajun seasoning.
• Creole Mustard - add this for another flavor profile.
• Red Bell Peppers - for some added sweetness.
• Monterey Jack Cheese - for more heat to the cheesy goodness.
• Dry Mustard - try sprinkling a little with the seasoning.

🦞 More Crawfish recipes:

• Boiled Crawfish
• Crawfish Pie
• Crawfish Etouffee
• Crawfish Fettuccine
• Crawfish Monica
• Crawfish Enchiladas
• Crawfish Pastalaya
• Fried Crawfish Po'Boy
• Crawfish Sauce
• Crawfish Stew
• Crawfish Casserole

🍽 How to Serve

This crawfish bread recipe is so simple it can be made as a simple snack, or a meal all unto itself. It's best served hot out of the oven in little finger slices (like my images)

🔌 Equipment

This recipe uses a large heavy pot (a Dutch Oven) to cook the crawfish bread filling. Mixing bowls and a baking sheet are also used.

🧊 Storage

This recipe, once cooled, will need to be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, for up to 3 days. Or cover the dish served on with aluminum foil.

This crawfish bread can be frozen and defrosted within 3 months.

💡 Tips

Expert Tip: If you want to spice it up, add some freshly chopped Jalapenos, it adds some great heat to an already tasty dish. Or you could use hot sauce.

👩‍🍳 FAQs

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