Crawfish Cheese Bread

All I can say is YUM YUM!!!!

Crawfish Cheese Bread is my all time favorite stuffed bread!

It’s like biting into a big, cheesy, seafoody, stuffed bread of pure-d-goodness.

I just love stuffed bread because it’s something about when the cheese explodes into your mouth after the first bite that just makes me one happy lady.

Picture biting into bread that’s buttery on the outside and then when your teeth sinks into it you get a cheese and crawfish explosion.

It’s like BOOM or as Emeril would say BAM!

I know y’all think I am exaggerating but wait until you try it.

First, I make up a cheese spread that has Sharp Cheddar, Jack, mayo, a little sour cream and spices.

This mixture is spread into the bread bowl that we created.

Next, I saute Crawfish with peppers and onions in a little olive oil.

This mixture is stuffed into the bread bowls helping to melt that cheese before it even hits the oven! 

Remember one pound of crawfish will stuff four of these medium bread bowls.

You might want to double the recipe.

Don’t say I didn’t warn ya’!

After all that yumminess is stuffed into the bread we bake it until the bread is slightly crispy and the cheese inside is melted.

It’s quick, easy and full of delicious seafood flavor.

Garnish with green onions and enjoy!

Crawfish Cheese Bread
Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Serving Size: 4

Ingredients

1 lb. peeled crawfish
4 medium hoagie rolls
2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup onions, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon creole seasoning
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
butter to baste top of bread loaves
For The Cheese Spread
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 cup jack cheese, grated
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
green onions to garnish

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cut the top of the bread to form a boat, don’t cut down to deep, remove the insides of the bread and discard. I leave around 2 inches of bread in the bottom of the bread bowl.
Mix seasonings and set aside.
Season crawfish with half of seasonings and set aside.
In a large skillet, melt butter olive oil and cook onions, celery, bell pepper, for 5 minutes add garlic, season with remaining spices cook 1 minute more.
Add crawfish cook for 5 minutes.
Turn off heat.
Baste the bread loves with melted butter.
Mix Cheese spread ingredients well.
Spread cheese spread into each bread loaf as if you were butting the bread, don’t skimp.
Place crawfish mixture into bread bowls over the cheese spread.
Bake at 350°F oven for about 20-30 minutes until golden brown on top.
Garnish with green onions.