**Indulge in a Coastal Feast: Discover the Enchanting Crab Bake Recipes**
Prepare to embark on a culinary journey to the shores where the freshest crabs meet aromatic spices and succulent vegetables. Our comprehensive guide to crab bake recipes will tantalize your taste buds and transport you to a seaside haven. Dive into a symphony of flavors as we unveil a collection of crab bake recipes that celebrate the bounty of the sea. From the classic Chesapeake Bay Crab Bake to the zesty Louisiana Crab Boil, each recipe promises a unique taste adventure. Learn the art of selecting the finest crabs, discover the secrets of creating flavorful broths, and master the techniques for perfectly cooking crabs. Whether you prefer a traditional approach or a modern twist, our crab bake recipes have something for every palate. So, gather your loved ones, set the table, and let the fragrance of the sea fill your kitchen as you create a memorable crab bake experience.
**Recipes Included:**
1. **Chesapeake Bay Crab Bake:** Embark on a Maryland tradition with this classic crab bake recipe. Blue crabs are the stars of this dish, steamed to perfection in a seasoned broth infused with Old Bay seasoning.
2. **Louisiana Crab Boil:** Experience the vibrant flavors of Louisiana in this spicy crab boil. A medley of succulent crabs, shrimp, corn, and potatoes is coated in a tantalizing sauce made with Cajun spices.
3. **New England Crab Bake:** Indulge in the coastal charm of New England with this flavorful crab bake. Fresh lobster, clams, mussels, and crabs are steamed together in a flavorful broth, creating a seafood symphony.
4. **Grilled Crab Bake:** Elevate your crab bake experience with this grilled version. Crab legs, corn on the cob, and vegetables are grilled to perfection, then basted in a zesty lemon-herb butter sauce.
5. **Crab Bake Foil Packets:** Discover the convenience and ease of crab bake foil packets. Simply fill individual foil packets with crabs, vegetables, and seasonings, then seal and grill for a hassle-free feast.
6. **Seafood Paella with Crab:** Journey to the Mediterranean with this Spanish-inspired seafood paella. Saffron-infused rice is cooked with a variety of seafood, including crab, shrimp, and mussels, creating a colorful and flavorful dish.
7. **Crab and Corn Chowder:** Warm up on a chilly day with this comforting crab and corn chowder. Fresh crab meat, sweet corn, and tender potatoes are simmered in a creamy broth for a hearty and satisfying soup.
8. **Crab Stuffed Mushrooms:** Delight your guests with these elegant crab-stuffed mushrooms. Mushroom caps are filled with a savory mixture of crab meat, breadcrumbs, herbs, and cheese, then baked until golden brown.
9. **Crab Cakes with Remoulade Sauce:** Indulge in the classic taste of crab cakes, perfectly pan-fried and served with a creamy remoulade sauce. This recipe includes tips for creating the perfect crab cake texture and flavor.
10. **Crab Rangoon:** Add an Asian flair to your crab bake with these crispy crab Rangoon. Wonton wrappers are filled with a delectable mixture of crab meat, cream cheese, and spices, then fried until golden brown.
CHEESE & CRAB BRUNCH BAKE
Who doesn't love a cheesy seafood casserole that can be pulled together in thirty minutes, popped in the fridge overnight, and ready for its baked up debut the next day? -Joyce Conway, Westerville, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h20m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Spread mustard over bottom half of muffins. Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with crab, lemon juice and zest. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Top with muffin tops; set aside., In a large bowl, whisk eggs, cream, milk, mayonnaise, salt, cayenne and pepper. Pour over muffins; sprinkle with Swiss cheese, Parmesan cheese, onions and peppers. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 375°. Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover; bake until set, 20-25 minutes longer. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. If desired, top with additional chopped green onions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 428 calories, Fat 28g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 286mg cholesterol, Sodium 844mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 26g protein.
CREAMY CRAB AND ASPARAGUS BAKE
Time and budget friendly! This is a simple-to-prepare dish with plenty of spices and tasty ingredients to make a creamy, cheesy crab and asparagus noodle casserole. It's great for busy nights when your time is limited but you have a hungry family waiting for dinner. Adjust the horseradish and red pepper flakes to whatever level of spicy pleasure you can tolerate. I hope you enjoy it.
Provided by Northwestgal
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 50m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In large dutch oven or saucepot, cook egg noodles according to package directions; drain well. Return drained noodles to saucepot; set aside.
- In medium skillet, sauté onion, garlic and celery in vegetable oil for 3-4 minutes or until onions are soft; set aside to cool slightly.
- Add the cooked onion mixture, crabmeat, drained asparagus, half of the parmesan cheese, parsley, and red pepper flakes to the noodle. Mix well; set aside.
- Whisk together the cream, horseradish cream, salt and pepper. Pour over the crabmeat mixture, and blend well with wooden spoon or large ladle.
- Pour crab and noodle mixture into a 9x13 baking dish, and sprinkle a light layer of the remaining parmesan cheese on top.
- Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Serve hot.
IMITATION CRAB AND PASTA ALFREDO BAKE
This is by far my favorite "main dish" casserole I made this year using some of my overabundance of squash from my first vegetable garden. It's creamy, delicious and, best of all, easy.
Provided by sanguis
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h
Yield 6 , 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Slice the squashes and dice the mushroom and onion.
- Combine the Alfredo sauce, pasta, crab, onions, mushrooms, squash, zucchini, parsley and pepper flakes in a large bowl and toss to coat.
- Transfer mixture to a greased 13x9x2 baking dish and cover with cheese.
- Cover and bake at 325°F for 35 minutes.
- Toss bread crumbs and butter and sprinkle over casserole.
- Bake uncovered an additional 5 to 10 minutes to brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 340.8, Fat 14.3, SaturatedFat 8.7, Cholesterol 59.4, Sodium 821.4, Carbohydrate 29.4, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 5.8, Protein 24.3
CRAB IMPERIAL BAKE
One of my favorite dishes to enjoy any time I have the opportunity to travel to the Tidewater area of Maryland.
Provided by KathyP53
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Butter 8 individual custard dishes or ramekins.
- Set aside crabmeat. Combine next 10 ingredients (through mayonnaise)in medium bowl. Stir until well blended. Fold in crabmeat.
- Stir 6 tablespoons melted butter and bread crumbs together in small bowl.
- Spoon crab mixture into individual dishes. Top each with buttered crumbs. Sprinkle with small amount of paprika. Bake 12-15 minutes until golden brown and bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 281.7, Fat 20.9, SaturatedFat 10.9, Cholesterol 132.8, Sodium 812.6, Carbohydrate 10.5, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 1.1, Protein 13.2
ARTICHOKE-CRAB BAKE
From a can of "Fanci Food Premium Gourmet Artichoke Hearts." I used fat-free mayo and reduced fat cheese, and I added fresh mushrooms, garlic, thyme, and a dash of Old Bay. Make it your own! This is easy, elegant, versatile, and healthy!
Provided by yogiclarebear
Categories Crab
Time 45m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 dgrees F.
- Combine crabmeat, Swiss cheese, green pepper, onion, and salt. (And any added spices.).
- Blend mayonnaise and lemon juice; toss with crab mixture.
- Spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Place artichoke hearts on bottom of baking dish; pour crabmeat mixture over the artichokes.
- Cover and bake for 35 minutes or until heated through.
CRAB BROCCOLI BAKE
Here's a quick, easy and healthy casserole for dinner. Add some brown rice, or whole grain bread - and a salad for a great meal!
Provided by erinBOberrin
Categories Crab
Time 30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Spray 8x8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Place broccoli in bottom of dish; add flaked crab and onion.
- Combine mayonnaise, mustard and italian seasoning; spread over top of crab mixture.
- Sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until heated through.
CRAB BAKE
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Combine all ingredients except crackers, adding enough milk to make dip consistency. Place in a small baking dish and bake for 15 minutes. Serve hot on crackers.
CRAB QUICHE BAKE
"On a farm, a hearty breakfast is a given," comments Nancy Robaidek of Krakow, Wisconsin. Loaded with cheese, this satisfying crab casserole is an easy-to-assemble addition to a brunch buffet.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Breakfast Brunch Dinner
Time 40m
Yield 6-8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 305 calories, Fat 19g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 273mg cholesterol, Sodium 697mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 19g protein.
CHEDDAR CHEESE CRAB BAKE
This recipe was altered by me and originated from Todd Wilbur's Top Secret Recipe Book (I have every one of his books). He also has a website (check it out!). I was looking for a copycat recipe for R. Lobster's Cheddar Cheese biscuits and came upon this variation...which I personally like more than the biscuit recipe I was trying to locate. You can make biscuits with this, but I spread the mixture out to be more like a pizza and it saved me time and was more fun to eat. I think these would also make really neat appetizers if you used small spoons of the dough on the baking sheet...but you would have to adjust cooking time. I will be making this recipe over and over because it was so easy and tasted like I fussed all night! You will find my recipe long, but that's because my directions are thorough...the prep time/work time for this recipe is only 10 minutes...though that may be because I make it often!
Provided by Caryn Dalton
Categories Quick Breads
Time 26m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Wash your hands well (you will be mixing dough with them).
- Preheat oven to 450.
- Spray pizza baking sheet or jelly roll/baking sheet with non stick spray in a 8 inch circle in center of sheet.
- Cut 2 TB of butter off of stick, then 1 TB off of stick.
- Melt 1 TB of butter in microwave for a few seconds (be careful when you take it out not to burn yourself).
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine Bisquick or baking mix, 1 cup of the cheddar cheese, milk and 1TB of the melted butter.
- Mix with your hand until well combined.
- Dough will form a sticky thick glob and mixture should not be dry or crumbly at all- Scrape excess off of hand and pat into ball- Pick up dough ball and put it into center of your sprayed circle on your baking sheet- Add any dough from bowl that you can scrape up.
- Spread dough into a pizza shape about 8 inches in diameter, forming a lip around edge like a pizza- To do this, I just started from the center and kept mashing out towards the edges- The lip naturally formed for me this way- If your dough isn't round in shape, then shape it like you would playdough.
- Wash your hands and dry well.
- Take parsley flakes and, pinching them between your fingers make sure they are finely ground.
- After grinding them well, sprinkle them on top of your dough.
- Sprinkle the crabmeat on top of the parsley flakes.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the crabmeat.
- Remember not to go all the way to the edge of your"pizza" with your cheese.
- Bake for approx 15 minutes on center rack or until the cheese browns slightly.
- While Bread is baking, melt the other 2 TB of Butter and combine with the garlic powder.
- When bread is finished, take out of oven and immediately brush entire surface with the melted butter/garlic powder.
- Put back in oven for 1 more minute.
- Take out of oven and slice into 8 pieces with pizza cutter and serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 156.7, Fat 13.3, SaturatedFat 8.4, Cholesterol 45.2, Sodium 213, Carbohydrate 1.3, Sugar 0.1, Protein 8
RED LOBSTER'S CHEDDAR BAY CRAB BAKE
Make and share this Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay Crab Bake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by lazyme
Categories Breads
Time 31m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Combine baking mix, 1 cup of the cheddar cheese, milk, and 1 half of the melted butter in a medium bowl.
- Mix by hand until well-combined.
- Pat out the dough into circle approximately 8 inches in diameter, with a slight lip around the edge, like a pizza crust.
- Sprinkle the parsley over the top of the dough.
- Be sure the dried parsley flakes are crushed fine. You can easily crush the flakes in a small bowl with your thumb and forefinger.
- Sprinkle the crab over the top of the dough.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the crab.
- Don't go all of the way to the edge of the dough -- leave a margin of a half-inch or so around the edge.
- Bake for 14 to 16 minutes or until the cheese on top begins to slightly brown.
- Combine the remaining butter with the garlic powder and brush it over the top of the bake as soon as it comes out of the oven.
- Slice it like a pizza into 8 pieces and serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 275.5, Fat 16.8, SaturatedFat 8.8, Cholesterol 37.1, Sodium 512.9, Carbohydrate 21.6, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 3.9, Protein 9.4
MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH SALMON CRAB BAKE
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare and spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. For the Fish: In a bowl large enough to hold the salmon fillets, combine the first six ingredients. Next, cut about a 2 inch long slit in the top portion of each salmon fillet. Coat each salmon fillet with the soy mixture and lay it on the baking sheet with the slit facing upwards. Pour any remaining marinade over the salmon. Place the salmon in the refrigerator until you have prepared the crab topping. For the Crab Topping: In a clean bowl combine the first six ingredients. Add approximately 3 tablespoons of the seasoned bread crumbs to the mixture until combined. Add salt and pepper to taste. Remove the salmon fillets from the refrigerator and spoon about 1/4 of the filling into, and above, the slits on the fish. Sprinkle the crab topping with the remaining bread crumbs and bake for approximately 20 minutes until salmon just begins to flake. You do not want to over-bake as the salmon will keep cooking once it is removed from the oven. Serving suggestion: Serve with a side of rice pilaf or garlic mashed potatoes.
Tips:
- Choose the Right Crab: Opt for live or freshly caught crabs for the best flavor and texture. If using frozen crab, thaw it properly before cooking.
- Prepare the Crabs: Clean and rinse the crabs thoroughly. Remove the top shell and gills, and cut the crabs in half lengthwise.
- Season and Marinate: Generously season the crab halves with your preferred seasonings, such as Old Bay seasoning, garlic powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper. You can also marinate the crabs in a mixture of melted butter, lemon juice, and herbs for added flavor.
- Steam or Boil the Crabs: Steaming preserves the delicate flavor of the crab meat, while boiling results in a more intense flavor. Place the crabs in a steamer basket or large pot with water and bring to a boil. Cover and cook for 10-12 minutes, or until the crabs turn bright red.
- Make the Sauce: While the crabs are cooking, prepare a flavorful sauce to accompany them. Options include melted butter with lemon juice, garlic butter sauce, or a creamy sauce made with white wine, heavy cream, and herbs.
- Serve and Enjoy: Serve the steamed or boiled crabs hot with the prepared sauce. Accompaniments like corn on the cob, potatoes, and coleslaw complement the crab perfectly. Don't forget the crab crackers and bibs for a messy but enjoyable meal!
Conclusion:
Creating a delectable crab bake is a fantastic way to celebrate special occasions or enjoy a delightful seafood feast with family and friends. With careful selection of crabs, proper preparation, and attention to seasoning, you can achieve perfectly cooked crab meat that bursts with flavor. Whether you prefer steaming or boiling the crabs, the result will be a succulent and satisfying dish. Experiment with different sauces and accompaniments to create a personalized and memorable crab bake experience. So gather your loved ones, set the table, and indulge in the deliciousness of this classic seafood extravaganza!
Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »
#30-minutes-or-less #time-to-make #course #main-ingredient #cuisine #preparation #north-american #for-1-or-2 #main-dish #seafood #caribbean #central-american #crab #dietary #low-saturated-fat #low-in-something #shellfish #number-of-servings
You'll also love