Best California Seafood Make Ahead Brunch Bake Recipes

CHEESE & CRAB BRUNCH BAKE

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.

SEAFOOD BRUNCH BAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place diced croissants into a greased 9x13 pan. Spread shrimp and crab on top of bread. Sprinkle with lemon zest and juice, onion, 1/2 garlic powder, bacon and 2 oz. cheddar cheese. Top with hash browns, remaining cheeses, half of the cilantro and peppers.
• 2. In a medium bowl mix eggs, half and half, milk, mayo, sour cream, mustard, nutmeg, remaining garlic powder and cilantro, old bay and salt/pepper until well blended.
• 3. Pour egg mixture over all in pan. Press to cover all with egg mix. Cover with foil and refrigerate over night.
• 4. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes prior to baking. Bake covered for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake 20 more minutes till cheese is melted. Let sit 10-15 mins. Before serving.

MAKE-AHEAD SHRIMP AND CHEESE BRUNCH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Butter an 8x8-inch casserole dish.
• Use remaining butter to lightly butter bread. Cut each slice in half diagonally. Arrange 1/2 of the bread in the prepared dish. Sprinkle with half of the Swiss cheese, 1/2 of the green onions, 1/2 of the parsley, and 1/2 of the shrimp, in that order. Top with remaining bread and sprinkle with remaining cheese, onions, parsley, and shrimp.
• Beat milk, sour cream, eggs, Dijon mustard, and salt together in a bowl. Pour over casserole, cover, and refrigerate for 8 hours, to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake casserole in the preheated oven until puffed and golden, 30 to 40 minutes. Let sit for 5 minutes. Cut into squares and serve.

CALIFORNIA SEAFOOD MAKE AHEAD BRUNCH BAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13" casserole and set aside.
• melt butter and saute mushrooms and onions until tender, stirring frequently.
• Add shrimp and cook until pink, stirring often.
• SPread 3 slices of the bread with the pesto sauce, then top each with another bread slice, pressing together so thick stick.
• Cut pesto sandwiches into small cubes and layer half of them in the bottom of the baking dish.
• Sprinkle half of the cheese on top, then pour all of the mushrooms on top, then the crabmeat and the artichokes.
• Top with remaining bread cubes, then sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top.
• Beat eggs, add milk, salt, and cayene pepper; beat well.
• Pour wet mixture over the bread mixture, covering evenly.
• You may need to poke some some parts of the bread to get them wet- you want everything to be moistened with the egg mixture.
• Cover and chill overnight (or at least 8 hours).
• Heat oven to 350 F, remove cover, and bake casserole for about 35-40 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let rest 5 miutes before slicing to firm up and cool slightly.
• Cut into 12 squares.

SKY HIGH BRUNCH BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Unfold puff pastry sheets and roll out one sheet to about an 11" square and the other to about 12" square.
• Line bottom and side of greased 9" springform pan with 12" pastry sheet.
• Beat eggs in medium bowl with wire whisk. Reserve 1 Tbsp egg: set aside. Add ricotta cheese, pepper sauce and spinach to eggs in bowl; mix until blended.
• Layer half each of the bacon, cheese, spinach mixture and red peppers in pastry lined pan. Repeat layers.
• Place remaining pastry sheet over mixture; fold and tuck pastry edges into pan to enclose filling. Pinch edges to seal.
• Brush surface with reserved egg; pierce pastry several times to form vents or slits. Bake 45-55 min or until top is golden brown. Cool 10 minute Run small knife around edge of pan before removing.