Indulge in the savory goodness of crawfish dip, a delectable appetizer or party snack that combines the succulent flavors of crawfish with a creamy, cheesy base. This dish is a symphony of textures, offering a delightful balance between the tender crawfish meat, the gooey cheese, and the crispy bread or crackers it's served with. With variations ranging from classic to spicy, and even a vegetarian option, this article presents a collection of recipes that cater to diverse preferences. Get ready to tantalize your taste buds with this crowd-pleasing dish that promises to be the star of any gathering.
Here are our top 12 tried and tested recipes!
NIKI'S FAMOUS CRAWFISH DIP
Being from New Orleans, and being a true 'Cajun cook' I create a lot of my own recipes simply by experimenting. This dip recipe came to me when I decided that adding crab boil to almost anything will make it taste incredible. Everyone that tastes it agrees! It's best when prepared a day ahead of time and reheated. Serve with chicken flavored crackers.
Provided by Niki Mouton
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Dips and Spreads Recipes Cheese Dips and Spreads Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place the crawfish tails into a food processor and pulse until roughly chopped. Set aside.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the crawfish tails, garlic, crab boil, salt and Old Bay seasoning. Cook and stir until garlic is toasted. Remove from the heat and stir in the cream cheese until it has melted. Serve the dip warm or refrigerate and serve chilled.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 76.8 calories, Carbohydrate 0.5 g, Cholesterol 35.5 mg, Fat 7 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Sodium 228.8 mg
CRAWFISH DIP
This should serve 8 to 10, but I usually double the recipe because it goes quickly. I'm always asked to make this for every gathering. It's a family favorite.
Provided by tonetta
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Dips and Spreads Recipes Cheese Dips and Spreads Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in green onions, and cook briefly. Add parsley and crawfish, and simmer about 7 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in flour to coat crawfish.
- In a small bowl, mix together egg yolks and evaporated milk. Stir into crawfish, and reduce heat to medium-low. Gradually add cheese cubes, stirring continuously until the cheese has melted. Season with salt, pepper, and hot pepper sauce. Remove from heat, and bring to room temperature before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 457.8 calories, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 233.7 mg, Fat 34.4 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 26.1 g, SaturatedFat 20.6 g, Sodium 804.1 mg, Sugar 8.2 g
COLD CRAWFISH DIP
This is a 'make a day before' recipe that is out of this world! Very rich and great for parties or get togethers as it makes a lot. Serve on crackers.
Provided by KSHARP01
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Dips and Spreads Recipes Cheese Dips and Spreads Recipes Cold Cheese Dip Recipes
Time 8h30m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add half of the green onions, and cook until wilted. Add the crawfish tails, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, stir together the cream cheese and mayonnaise until well blended. I like to use an electric mixer. Season with hot pepper sauce and Worcestershire sauce until the mixture is pink in color. When the crawfish have cooled slightly, stir them and the butter into the dip along with the rest of the green onion. Mix well, cover and refrigerate overnight to properly blend the flavors.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 308.9 calories, Carbohydrate 2.4 g, Cholesterol 112.8 mg, Fat 29.4 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 9.7 g, SaturatedFat 14.1 g, Sodium 266.4 mg, Sugar 0.5 g
EASY CHEESY CRAWFISH DIP
This is a great dish for parties, weddings, or even for a snack at home. Really easy and fast. Works really well in a slow cooker. Great with your favorite chips or crackers.
Provided by CHASSY
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Dips and Spreads Recipes Cheese Dips and Spreads Recipes Hot Cheese Dip Recipes
Time 1h35m
Yield 25
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place the processed cheese and 1 teaspoon of cream of mushroom soup into a slow cooker. Turn the slow cooker to High and set aside.
- Melt half of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion and green pepper; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 10 minutes. Scrape the onion mixture into a bowl and set aside. Melt the remaining butter in the skillet along with the garlic. Once the garlic begins to sizzle and is aromatic, add the crawfish tails, and season with cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until the crawfish is hot, then stir into the onion and pepper mixture.
- Place the crawfish mixture into a food processor, and process until the mixture is finely ground, or to your desired consistency. Stir the crawfish mixture into the slow cooker along with the can of diced tomatoes. Cover, and continue to cook 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Once hot, set the slow cooker to Low until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 198.7 calories, Carbohydrate 4.5 g, Cholesterol 97.1 mg, Fat 13.4 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 15.1 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 566.2 mg, Sugar 3.2 g
CRAWFISH DIP
This is a warm spicy dip that melts in your mouth. I love making it for dinner parties and serving as the appetizer.
Provided by graniteangel
Categories Crawfish
Time 1h
Yield 3 cups, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 375°F.
- Melt butter in a sauce pan on medium heat. Add your onion, bell peppers, and mushrooms. Let cook 2-3 minutes or until onions start to turn translucent.
- Add your garlic, parsley, white wine, crawfish, creole seasoning, fresh black pepper and hot sauce. Remember you can always add more seasonings later. Less sometimes is more unless you know exactly how you want/like it.
- Let cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cream cheese and reduce heat, stirring until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings to your taste. Pour into a baking dish and sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Slice french bread into inch thick slices. Brush one side with olive oil, and lightly sprinkle that side with fresh ground pepper and paprika.
- Place slices of bread in the oven for 5-7 minutes or until toasted on each side.
- Serve bread with crawfish dip.
- You can substitute or add shrimp and crab in this recipe also.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 783.9, Fat 42.4, SaturatedFat 24.8, Cholesterol 231.6, Sodium 974, Carbohydrate 66.8, Fiber 4.7, Sugar 3.2, Protein 33.3
HOT CRAWFISH DIP
If crawfish are out of season try substituting shrimp. If possible use boiled crawfish or shrimp for the extra flavor and just add them last so they don't overcook and get too rubbery. Some day I want to try adding some of the leftover garlic and corn that has been cooked in the crawfish boil. The hard part will be getting lucky...
Provided by Ruby Henderson
Categories Seafood Appetizers
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Saute the green onions and parsley in the butter for a few minutes. Cube the cream cheese and Velveeta cheese for easier melting and add along with the worchesterschire sauce, lemon zest and juice. When cheese is just about halfway through melting add the crawfish so it can heat through.
- 2. When the cheeses have melted remove from heat and serve hot with crackers or chips or toast rounds.
- 3. This is also excellent on thin slices of French bread that have been brushed on one side with olive oil or butter and lightly dusted with Italian herbs and grated parmesan and toasted in the oven. My favorite !! They are easy enough to make but we in South Louisiana are fortunate to be able to buy them in the grocery stores.
HOT CRAWFISH DIP RECIPE - (3.9/5)
Provided by Fleur de lis
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Saute onions, bell pepper and garlic in butter. When tender add crawfish, pimiento and seasoning. Cook about 10 minutes then add cream cheese over low fire. When mixed and smooth and bubbly it's ready to serve. Put a spoonful on a piece of French Bread and enjoy!
SHERRY'S SPICY CRAWFISH DIP
This is standard fare at all tailgating parties, backyard fete's and anything in between. I've been making it for about 5 years and had NOTHING but compliments. BEWARE...this is spicy hot!
Provided by Sherrybeth
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h
Yield 20-25 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Take one lb. of the crawfish tails and process them in a food processor until well chopped.
- Brown your sausage, onion and bell pepper in a large sauce pan; drain when sausage is done (I use my colander).
- Return the sausage mixture to the saucepan and all all of the remaining ingredients except for the 2 lbs. of crawfish.
- Mix well and cook over low heat until the cheese is completely melted.
- After the cheese is melted, add the crawfish and mix well.
- Let this mixture simmer for 10-15 minutes, stirring to keep it from sticking.
- Serve this in a crockpot to keep it warm; also, it can be mixed up in the crockpot, just make sure to brown your sausage first.
- Serve with chips or if you really want a spicy kick, serve it with my recipe of Saltine Snackers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 171.2, Fat 10.5, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 83, Sodium 584.3, Carbohydrate 4.5, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 2.3, Protein 14.2
HOT CRAWFISH DIP RECIPE - (4/5)
Provided by msippigrl
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large heavy skillet or pot, melt butter over medium heat; add green onions, bell pepper, and garlic and saute until tender, stirring so they don't brown. Stir in thawed crawfish, drained pimientos, and creole seasoning and cook about 10 minutes. There will be some liquid left and that's fine. Reduce heat to low, stir in the cream cheese until smooth and just beginning to bubble. Transfer to a serving dish and serve hot on buttered and toasted French bread rounds.
HOT CRAWFISH DIP MS STYLE
This is the best crawfish dip I have ever had. Best if served warm in a chafing dish or crock pot.
Provided by Betty Warren
Categories Seafood Appetizers
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Saute onions in butter and then add all remaining ingredients and heat thoroughly. Put in chafing dish and serve with corn chips or your favorite crackers.
ROTEL CRAWFISH DIP
A different kind of rotel dip.
Provided by Joyce Lowery
Categories Seafood Appetizers
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Add crawfish; cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
- 2. Remove mixture from pan, cover and keep warm.
- 3. Add cheese and tomatoes to pan, cook over medium low heat for 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Stir in crawfish mixture and green onions. Serve warm with tortilla chips.
CRAWFISH DIP
I received this recipe while on vacation in West Monroe, Louisiana.
Provided by Rev BJ Friley
Categories Dips
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Thaw crawfish if frozen, and drain, reserving liquid.
- 2. In a 3-quart saucepan, cook onion in butter until tender but not brown.
- 3. Add crawfish.
- 4. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes or until crawfish are tender.
- 5. Break up large pieces of crawfish.
- 6. Stir in cheese, garlic, red pepper, pepper, and salt.
- 7. Stir in enough of the reserved crawfish liquid (or chicken broth if using fresh crawfish) until of dripping consistency.
- 8. Heat through.
- 9. Serve a with assorted crackers.
Tips:
- Use fresh crawfish for the best flavor. If you can't find fresh crawfish, you can use frozen crawfish that has been thawed.
- Be sure to clean the crawfish thoroughly before cooking. Remove the heads, tails, and intestines.
- Cook the crawfish in a flavorful broth. This will help to infuse the crawfish with flavor.
- Don't overcook the crawfish. Overcooked crawfish will be tough and chewy.
- Serve the crawfish dip with your favorite crackers, vegetables, or bread.
Conclusion:
Crawfish dip is a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer that is perfect for any occasion. It is a great way to use up leftover crawfish, and it is sure to be a hit with your friends and family. So next time you are looking for a tasty appetizer, give this crawfish dip a try. You won't be disappointed!
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