Best Cheddar Cheese Crab 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.

CHEESY BAKED CRAB CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F
• Shred the imitation crab and put it in a large mixing bowl
• Add the cream cheese, sour cream, mozzarella cheese, and 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese and stir to combine
• Add the Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, and pepper
• Spread the crab dip in a casserole dish
• Cover with the remaining cheddar cheese
• Bake for 30 minutes until the cheese is bubbly
• Serve warm with Ritz crackers

PASTA CRAB CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute onions, mushrooms and green pepper in butter until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat. Drain pasta; add to vegetable mixture. Stir in the crab, sour cream, salt and basil. , Transfer to two greased 8-in. square baking dishes. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and freeze one casserole for up to 3 months. Cover and bake the second casserole at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 5 minutes longer. , To use frozen casserole: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until heated through.

CHEDDAR CHEESE CRAB BAKE

Steps:

• Wash your hands well (you will be mixing dough with them).
• Preheat oven to 450.
• Spray pizza baking sheet or jelly roll/baking sheet with non stick spray in a 8 inch circle in center of sheet.
• Cut 2 TB of butter off of stick, then 1 TB off of stick.
• Melt 1 TB of butter in microwave for a few seconds (be careful when you take it out not to burn yourself).
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine Bisquick or baking mix, 1 cup of the cheddar cheese, milk and 1TB of the melted butter.
• Mix with your hand until well combined.
• Dough will form a sticky thick glob and mixture should not be dry or crumbly at all- Scrape excess off of hand and pat into ball- Pick up dough ball and put it into center of your sprayed circle on your baking sheet- Add any dough from bowl that you can scrape up.
• Spread dough into a pizza shape about 8 inches in diameter, forming a lip around edge like a pizza- To do this, I just started from the center and kept mashing out towards the edges- The lip naturally formed for me this way- If your dough isn't round in shape, then shape it like you would playdough.
• Wash your hands and dry well.
• Take parsley flakes and, pinching them between your fingers make sure they are finely ground.
• After grinding them well, sprinkle them on top of your dough.
• Sprinkle the crabmeat on top of the parsley flakes.
• Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the crabmeat.
• Remember not to go all the way to the edge of your"pizza" with your cheese.
• Bake for approx 15 minutes on center rack or until the cheese browns slightly.
• While Bread is baking, melt the other 2 TB of Butter and combine with the garlic powder.
• When bread is finished, take out of oven and immediately brush entire surface with the melted butter/garlic powder.
• Put back in oven for 1 more minute.
• Take out of oven and slice into 8 pieces with pizza cutter and serve hot.

CRAB CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together. Place into pan and sprinkle cheddar cheese on top. Bake in 350 degree oven for approximately 30 minutes.
• VARIATION: You can mix seafood types -- use 1/2 lb. crab and 1/2 lb. shrimp, lobster, or other seafood.

IMITATION CRAB CASSEROLE WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; stir in onions and celery. Cook and stir until vegetables have softened and are beginning to turn translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add crab, condensed soup, water, parsley, seafood seasoning, salt, garlic powder, and pepper; mix to combine. Heat until almost bubbling, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and blend in Cheddar cheese until melted. Transfer to a 9-inch square casserole dish.
• Mix bread crumbs and melted butter in a small bowl with a fork until combined. Spread over the casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and bubbly, 20 to 30 minutes.

CRAB BRUNCH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
• In large bowl, mix the eggs, milk, croutons, cheese, onion, and parsley. Stir in the crabmeat. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon into the prepared baking dish, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into center of the casserole comes out clean. Serve immediately.