Crawfish Bread Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 loaf French bread
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 medium onion

  chopped
• 1 stalk celery

  chopped
• 1 medium bell pepper

  chopped
• 4 cloves garlic

  minced
• 1 pound cooked crawfish tails

  roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
• 8 oz cream cheese

  softened
• ½ cup mayo
• 1 teaspoon Creole mustard

  or use spicy brown mustard
• 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

  or use other melty cheese
• For garnish: chopped fresh parsley, red chili flakes or paprika

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• 2 Slice the French bread loaf in half lengthwise. Scoop out some of the bread to
  make room for the filling, if desired. Set onto a baking sheet.
• 3 Melt the butter in a large pan over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, and bell
  pepper. Cook for 5 minutes to soften.
• 4 Add the garlic and cook 1 minute.
• 5 Add the crawfish tails and Cajun seasoning. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring a
  bit.
• 6 Stir in the cream cheese until melted through and incorporated, about 2 minutes.
• 7 Transfer the pan ingredients to a mixing bowl. Stir in the mayo, mustard, and
  shredded cheeses. Mix until well combined.
• 8 Spread the cheese mixture over the pieces of French bread and bake for 12
  minutes.
• 9 Increase oven heat to “broil” then broil the crawfish bread until the bread is
  toasty and the topping is browned and bubbly.
• 10 Remove from heat, cool enough to slice, then serve.

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