Crabmeat Quesadillas Recipes

Steps:

• Shred crab meat; mix together with sour cream, lime juice, and green onions in a small bowl.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Heat griddle or small frying pan with a small amount of oil or cooking spray.
• Take a tortilla, place about 1/8 of crab mixture on it and spread evenly.
• Top with 1oz.
• (about 1/4 cup) cheese and sprinkle with some chopped cilantro.
• Place on hot griddle; when cheese starts to melt, fold in half.
• Allow to heat through and brown nicely, then remove from heat.
• Repeat with other tortillas.
• Quesadillas can be kept warm on a stoneware plate or baking dish in the oven on warm while you are busy with the others.
• Serve topped with a dallop of sour cream or guacamole, and wedges of lime, if you wish.

Steps:

• Stir fry onion and garlic in olive oil.
• Add tomato and when its juice has almost evaporated, add the crabmeat, cilantro, chilies and olives.
• Season with salt to taste.
• Fill flour or corn tortillas with this filling, securing edges with toothpicks Fry in enough frying oil until tortillas are golden brown.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except tortillas and lime wedges; spoon onto tortillas. Fold in half.
• Heat large heavy nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add quesadillas, 2 at a time; cook 2 to 3 min. on each side or until lightly browned on both sides.
• Serve with lime wedges.

Steps:

• In medium bowl combine shrimp, crab, corn, salsa, sour cream and peppers.
• Combine cheeses together.
• Top 4 tortillas with 3/4 cups of cheese.
• Top cheese with mixture.
• Top with remaining 4 tortillas.
• Heat nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Place a quesadilla in skillet and cook until browned, 3 - 4 minutes.
• Flip and cook 3 minutes more or until cheese is melted.
• Cut into 6 wedges.

Steps:

• Combine crabmeat, Monterey Jack cheese, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup cocktail sauce, green onions and garlic in medium bowl; mix well.
• Spread about 1/2 cup mixture onto 2 tortillas; sprinkle evenly with remaining Monterey Jack cheese.
• Top with remaining tortillas.
• Melt 1 tablespoons butter on cast iron griddle over medium-high heat.
• Add one quesadilla; cook for 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• Repeat.
• Cut each into eight wedges.
• Serve with cocktail sauce for dipping.

Steps:

• Combine butter and oil; set aside.
• Saute onion, peppers, and garlic in 2 tbsp reserved butter mixture in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until tender. Remove from heat. Gently stir in crabmeat and next 3 ingredients.
• Place on tortillas on baking sheets; brush 1 side of each tortilla with remaining butter mixture. Turn tortillas over; spread crabmeat mixture evenly over half of each tortilla, and sprinkle with cheese. Fold tortillas in half.
• Bake at 475 degrees for 4 minutes or until golden. Cut each tortilla into thirds. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Mix first 6 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Season cheese mixture to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before continuing.)
• Mix crabmeat, tomatoes, green onions and chili in large bowl. Spread cheese mixture over half of each tortilla. Spoon crabmeat mixture atop cheese mixture, dividing equally. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Fold tortillas in half. Press gently to seal.
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in each of 2 heavy large skillets over medium heat. Working in batches, cook quesadillas in skillets until cheese melts and tortillas are golden brown, adding more oil as needed, about 3 minutes per side. Cut quesadillas into wedges and serve.