Best 8 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.

CRAB MAC 'N' CHEESE BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and grease a medium baking dish. Cook the macaroni following pack instructions.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a thick-bottomed pan and add the flour to make a thick paste, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon. Add the milk, little by little, to the paste, mixing until smooth. Cook over a medium heat, stirring continuously until the mixture thickens.
• Remove from the heat, add 150g cheese and whisk until smooth. Mix in the mustard, ketchup and cayenne. Drain the macaroni and return to the pan. Stir the cheese sauce into the cooked pasta, fold in the brown crabmeat and season.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining 50g cheese on top and bake in the oven for 25-30 mins until heated through. Remove from the oven and stand for 10 mins.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine all the ingredients for the crab topping with some seasoning. Serve a big spoonful on top of each portion of the bake, then scatter over the dressed rocket (see 'Goes well with'). If making ahead, cool completely and leave in the fridge overnight. The next day, cut into slabs and reheat (covered in foil) for 10 mins in the oven at 200C/180C fan/gas 6.

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.

CHEESY CRAB CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in casserole dish (except half of the cheddar cheese).
• Sprinkle remaining cheddar cheese on top.
• Bake at 325 degrees F for 30 minutes.

CRAB AND CHEDDAR QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat eggs, mayonnaise, milk, flour, and 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning in a bowl until smooth and creamy; stir Cheddar cheese and parsley into egg mixture. Gently fold crabmeat into the filling.
• Pour crabmeat filling into the pie crust. Sprinkle a pinch of seafood seasoning over the quiche.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the quiche comes out clean and the top is lightly browned, 40 to 45 minutes.

CHEDDAR CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the Cheddar cheese. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the batter alternating with the milk until smooth. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

HOT CHEDDAR-CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 4 minutes. Whisk in flour; cook, whisking constantly, 4 minutes. Continue to whisk; pour in milk in a slow, steady stream. Simmer over medium heat, whisking, until thickened, about 4 minutes. Stir in cayenne and mustard. Gradually whisk in cheese; whisk until melted.
• Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice, zest, and Worcestershire. Stir in crabmeat and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a 1-quart ovenproof dish.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter; stir into bread pieces. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange bread mixture over crab dip. Bake until heated through and golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Let stand at room temperature 10 minutes. Serve with baguette slices.

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.