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Crawfish Bread

Crawfish Bread is a great way to use up the yummy leftover crawfish tails from your crawfish boil. The crawfish is already seasoned how you like them which adds great flavor to this bread. A delicious creamy crawfish sauce topped with cheese. Pure comfort food.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time17 minutes
Total Time37 minutes
Servings: 8
Cuisine: Cajun and Creole, Seafood
Author: Melanie Cagle

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Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Crawfish Tails
  • 2 Loaves French Bread
  • 1 Cup Mayonnaise
  • 3 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter unsalted
  • ½ Each Yellow Bell Pepper diced
  • ½ Each Red Bell Pepper diced
  • 1 Rib Celery diced
  • 1 Each Sweet Onions diced
  • ½ teaspoon Dried Thyme dried
  • 2 teaspoons Creole Seasoning
  • 3 Cloves Garlic Minced
  • 8 Ounces Cream Cheese
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Mustard
  • 3 Each Green Onions chopped
  • 12 Ounces Mozzarella Cheese grated
  • 12 Ounces Cheddar Cheese grated
  • ¾ Cup Parmesan Cheese grated
  • Fresh Parsley optional garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • If you are using Crawfish Boil leftovers, go ahead and peel all those crawfish (keep the tails) - and set aside.
    2 Cups Crawfish Tails
  • Slice French Bread in half, lengthways.
    2 Loaves French Bread
  • Spread Mayonnaise over each half, evenly. Set to the side.
    1 Cup Mayonnaise
  • Add butter to a large (12") skillet (or pot like I did) and turn heat to medium.
    3 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
  • Once the butter has melted add the chopped onions, bell peppers, celery, Thyme and Creole Seasoning. Cook until translucent (about 5 minutes) then add the garlic. Cook a further 2 minutes.
    ½ Each Yellow Bell Pepper, ½ Each Red Bell Pepper, 1 Rib Celery, 1 Each Sweet Onions, ½ teaspoon Dried Thyme, 2 teaspoons Creole Seasoning, 3 Cloves Garlic
  • Add crawfish tails and continue to cook, until the juices from the crawfish evaporates (about 3 minutes).
  • Stir in the cream cheese, mustard and green onions.
    8 Ounces Cream Cheese, 1 teaspoon Ground Mustard, 3 Each Green Onions
  • Once everything has melted/combined turn off the heat.
  • Spread this crawfish mixture evenly over the French Bread halves.
  • Sprinkle evenly the Mozzarella cheese and Cheddar cheese.
    12 Ounces Mozzarella Cheese, 12 Ounces Cheddar Cheese
  • Finish with the Parmesan cheese.
    ¾ Cup Parmesan Cheese
  • Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
  • Finish under the broiler for about 2 minutes to get the color to the cheese.
  • Remove from the oven and sprinkle with parsley, to garnish.
    Fresh Parsley

Notes

For best results I like to use the leftover crawfish from a crawfish boil. They are deliciously seasoned and add great flavor to the crawfish bread. (You can buy frozen crawfish tails from Walmart though)
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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 754kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 62g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 30g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 200mg | Sodium: 1339mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g

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