Crawfish Quesadillas Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• In a skillet, saute green onions in olive oil with the garlic powder.
• Lower the heat and slowly add sour cream, a little bit at a time, blending well.
• Blend in the cumin.
• Add the crawfish and combine well over low heat, about 5 minutes.
• Tear off an extra long piece of foil, so that it lines the bottom of a 13x9 pan, and has plenty hanging off of each end.
• (So that it can be folded over to seal the quesadillas).
• Place a tortilla in one end of the pan.
• Cover it with a big handful of cheese.
• Then spoon on 1/6 of the crawfish mixture.
• Cover with another tortilla.
• Place another tortilla right next to this (other end of pan), so that you will be forming two stacks, side by side.
• Repeat process, making another quesadilla, so that you now have two right next to each other.
• Continue making quesadillas until you have two stacks of three.
• Fold the foil over the stacks to completely cover.
• Heat in the oven for 15 minutes, or until cheese has melted.
• Cut each quesadilla in 4-6 pieces.
• Serve with spicy guacamole.

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and drizzle with canola oil. Place 1 tortilla in the skillet to warm. Sprinkle over half the cheese. Spread half the chicken mixture over the cheese and top with a second tortilla. Cook 3 minutes. Flip it over and cook until the bottom is browned and the cheese is melted, another 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat for the second quesadilla. Slice and serve with the remoulade and top with cilantro, if desired.

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the bell pepper and green onions; season with fajita seasoning and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir until the bell pepper is nearly tender, about 4 minutes. Add the crawfish tails and cook a few more minutes until hot and set aside.
• Place the tortillas onto your work surface; divide about half of the queso fresco onto one side of each tortilla. Evenly divide the crawfish mixture on top of the cheese, then sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Fold the tortillas over the filling, pressing down lightly.
• Melt 1 teaspoon of butter and 1 teaspoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place two of the quesadillas into the skillet, and cook until golden brown on each side, about 3 minutes per side. Repeat with the remaining butter, olive oil, and quesadillas. Cut into wedges to serve.

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a cast-iron or other large heavy skillet over medium heat until fat is rendered and bacon is crisp, about 12 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain. Pour drippings into a small bowl; return 6 tablespoons to the same skillet set over medium heat. Whisk flour into drippings, reduce heat to low, and cook, whisking constantly, until roux is one shade darker than peanut butter, about 10 minutes.
• Add onion, pepper, celery, jalapeños, and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until onion is soft, about 20 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high; stir in reserved bacon, spice mix, then broth. Simmer, stirring often, until thickened and flavors meld, 20-25 minutes.
• Stir in crawfish. Simmer until the tails curl, about 3 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne, if desired. Garnish with scallions.