Bayou Crawfish Casserole Food

BLEND OF THE BAYOU

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, cook and stir cream cheese and 2 tablespoons butter over low heat until melted and smooth. , In a large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, saute onion, celery and green pepper in remaining butter until tender. Stir in shrimp, crab, soup, rice, mushrooms, garlic salt, pepper sauce, cayenne and cream cheese mixture., Combine cheddar cheese and cracker crumbs; sprinkle over top. Bake, uncovered, until bubbly, 25-30 minutes.

BAYOU SEAFOOD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, add 6 tablespoons butter and cream cheese.
• Heat on low until the butter is melted and cream cheese is softened, stirring frequently to combine mixture; set aside.
• In a big pot, melt 2 tablespoons butter.
• Add the onion, celery, and bell pepper; cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes.
• Add the shrimp and cook/stir for 4-5 minutes or until shrimp are pink.
• Add in cream cheese mixture, crawfish, imitation crabmeat, mushroom soup, mushrooms, garlic, thyme, oregano, basil, and hot sauce; stir to combine.
• Add in the rice; stir to combine.
• Pour mixture into a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle with cheese and bread crumbs.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees, for 30 minutes or until heated thoroughly.

CRAWFISH IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a large skillet, over medium heat, add the oil. Add the onions, peppers, and celery. Season with salt and cayenne. Saute for about 5 minute, or until wilted. Add the crawfish tails and cook for about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool completely. In a mixing bowl, combine the crawfish mixture with the garlic, parsley, green onions, 3/4 cup mayonnaise, mustard and hot pepper sauce. Mix well. Spoon the mixture into 4 individual gratin dishes. Mix together the bread crumbs and remaining mayonnaise. Season with Essence. Mix well. Spread the top of the crawfish mixture with the bread crumb mixture. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until bubbly and brown. Remove from the oven and let stand for 2 to 3 minutes before serving.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.

CRAWFISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F. Lightly coat a 9 x 13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Melt the butter in a large sauté pan set over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for about 8 minutes. Add the crawfish, bell pepper, and green onions, and cook for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms, parsley, garlic powder, cayenne, black pepper, and salt and cook for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from heat, add 2 cups of the bread crumbs and the egg, and stir well.
• Pour the mixture into the casserole dish and top with the remaining 1/2 cup bread crumbs. Bake for 25 minutes or until the casserole is set and the bread crumbs are golden brown.

BAYOU SHRIMP CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in butter.
• Heat cheese and soup in saucepan. BE CAREFUL WITH CHEESE, AS IT WILL BURN EASILY.
• When melted, add onions and garlic and mix well.
• Add shrimp, rice, & brocolli (be sure to drain well).
• Mix well.
• Sprinkle with bread crumbs. Brown, if desired.
• Mushrooms can be added to top of soup/cheese, if desired.
• VARIATION:.
• Use boiled chicken instead of shrimp and cream of chicken soup instead of cream of shrimp.

BAYOU SHRIMP OR CRAWFISH

Steps:

• In large skillet, fry bacon until done, but not crisp.
• Add mushrooms and saute until just tender.
• Add garlic and shrimp or crawfish, adding butter if needed.
• Cook for 1 minute, stirring.
• Add green onions and parsley, cooking for an additional minute.
• Add tomatoes, and Creole seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1-2 minutes or until shrimp is cooked through and liquid has reduced and becomes slightly thickened.
• Add salt, pepper and hot sauce, to taste.
• Serve over rice or southern fried grits.

LOUISIANA CRAWFISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except cheeses and pour into a large greased casserole.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Uncover and sprinkle cheeses over casserole.
• Return to oven and bake for 15 minutes more.

COD WITH CRAWFISH BAYOU SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat a grill or grill pan and spray with cooking spray.
• Season fish with salt and pepper and place fish on grill; cook for 5 to 6 minutes on each side or until flakey.
• Sauce:.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Stir in garlic and Creole seasoning.
• Add 1/2 & 1/2.
• Stir until mixture is reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
• Add crawfish and shrimp stirring until just heated through.
• Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• To serve, spoon Crawfish Bayou Sauce over center of fish and garnish with parsley and green onions.

LOUISIANA CRAWFISH (OR SHRIMP) CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 F. In heavy pot saute diced onions, celery and bell pepper in butter for about 10 minutes.
• 2. Stir in soup and minced garlic and remove from heat. Add crawfish, (or shrimp), rice, green onions, parsley and liquid crab boil and mix well. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
• 3. Pour mixture in a buttered casserole dish. For breadcrumb topping, mix melted butter and breadcrumbs together until all butter is absorbed. Lightly sprinkle over seafood mixture, not too heavy. If not using breadcrumbs, top with grated cheese of your choice if desired.
• 4. Bake for 30 minutes. If casserole has been refrigerated, bake for 50 minutes. If frozen back for 1 hour 15 minutes covered with foil and remove foil the last 30 minutes. When cheese is nice and golden and casserole is hot and bubbly then it's done. Freezes well. Recipe can be doubled. Cream of Shrimp is mild and very good in this casserole. Cream of mushroom or celery is a little stronger but still has a good flavor. If you like mushrooms or rotel or diced tomatoes, feel free to add them.

CRAWFISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook yellow rice mix according to package directions. Spray skillet with Pam and saute seasoning mix.
• When seasoning mix is tender, add tomatoes and crawfish. Simmer this until rice is cooked.
• Remove cooked rice from heat and add mushroom soup to rice.
• Spray 13 x 9 casserole dish with Pam. Pour rice mixture into casserole dish. Fold crawfish mixture into rice. Top with Mexican cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 20-30 minute.

BAYOU CRAWFISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease a 2-quart casserole dish and set aside.
• In a Dutch oven over med-high heat, bring the squash and water to a boil.
• Cook 10 minutes; drain and set aside.
• Decrease heat to medium and add the onions, peppers, celery, garlic, and butter.
• Saute 4 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and add to the squash, stirring gently.
• Add the egg, breadcrumbs, cheese, Beau Monde, salt, pepper, thyme, cayenne, hot sauce, and crawfish.
• Stir to combine.
• Spoon into the prepared baking pan and bake 30 minutes.
• Serve warm.