Best California Crab Melt Recipes
CRAB MELT
This Crab Melt will become your favorite open faced sandwich recipe! Deliciously cheesy and easy to make!
Provided by Jessica Formicola
Categories Main Course Main Dish
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 9x9 baking dish (or similar size) with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Combine Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, chopped onion, lump crab meat, chopped artichokes, parsley, fine sea salt, white pepper and smoked paprika in a medium bowl. Toss to combine being carful to not break apart crab pieces.
- Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes, or until starting to lightly brown.
- Place sourdough bread slices on a rimmed baking sheet. Place under high broil about 4 inches from the heating mechanism for 3-4 minutes or until they brown lightly. Remove.
- Evenly spoon hot crab mixture over each slice of bread, 2 slices of tomato and 2 slices of Monterey Jack cheese.
- Place back under the broiler until cheese melts, approximately 2 minutes, but watch closely considering that broilers vary greatly.
- Serve open face and hot.
- If you've tried this recipe, please come back and let us know how it was!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1695 kcal, Carbohydrate 90 g, Protein 80 g, Fat 112 g, SaturatedFat 40 g, Cholesterol 204 mg, Sodium 3688 mg, Fiber 9 g, Sugar 9 g, ServingSize 1 serving
CRAB MELTS
These special open-faced sandwiches from Donna Bennett of Washougal, Washington have wonderful crab and cheese flavor. "This recipe closely resembles a dish my husband and I enjoyed at a favorite restaurant several years ago," Donna writes.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 15m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the crab, mayonnaise, celery and onion. Place muffins on an ungreased baking sheet. , Broil 4-6 in. from the heat until toasted. Spread each muffin half with crab mixture. Top with tomato and cheeses; sprinkle with paprika. Broil until bubbly.
Nutrition Facts :
QUICK CRAB MELTS
Two types of cheese on top of a savory crab mixture make these open-faced sandwiches ooey-gooey good! I usually serve them for dinner, but they also make a great app when cut in half. -Donna Bennett, Bramalea, Ontario
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 15m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat broiler. In a small bowl, mix crab, mayonnaise, celery and green onion until blended. Place muffin halves on an ungreased baking sheet., Broil 4-6 in. from heat until toasted. Spread with crab mixture. Top with tomato and cheeses; sprinkle with paprika. Broil until bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 492 calories, Fat 29g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 123mg cholesterol, Sodium 1055mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 29g protein.
CALIFORNIA CRAB MELT
I haven't prepared these yet but it was a recipe that caught my eye. These can be served as a main course with a nice green salad -- or would be prefect for an appetizer buffet.
Provided by Bobbie
Categories Crab
Time 23m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat broiler. Combine all ingredients EXCEPT bread in a medium bowl.
- Place bread slices on a large baking sheet. Broil 5 to 6 inches from h eat until toasted (1 to 2 minutes).
- Turn bread slices over; spread each with about 1 tablespoon of the crabmeat mixture.
- Broil 5 to 6 inches from heat until cheese is bubbly (2 to 3 minutes). Serve immediately.
- Note: Some people find Swiss cheese a little strong. I'm sure Monterey Jack would work in this recipe -- and most likely Mozzarella.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1188.6, Fat 31.7, SaturatedFat 11.2, Cholesterol 73.4, Sodium 2744.3, Carbohydrate 171.4, Fiber 9.8, Sugar 2.8, Protein 50.3
CRAB MELT
Make and share this Crab Melt recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Kim127
Categories Crab
Time 25m
Yield 20 slices
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Melt butter and cheese over low heat; add lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic salt.
- Mix well.
- Process in blender until smooth.
- In bowl, fold in crabmeat and chives.
- Slice bread into half inch slices and spread on crabmeat mixture.
- Place on ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
CALIFORNIA MELT
A satisfying open-face vegetarian sandwich with avocado, almonds and mushrooms.
Provided by ORNERY
Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes
Time 17m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven broiler.
- Lay the toasted bread out on a baking sheet. Top each slice of bread with 1/4 of the avocado, mushrooms, almonds, and tomato slices. Top each with a slice of Swiss cheese.
- Broil the open-face sandwiches until the cheese melts and begins to bubble, about 2 minutes. Serve the sandwiches warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 334.8 calories, Carbohydrate 21.1 g, Cholesterol 26.1 mg, Fat 22.5 g, Fiber 7.2 g, Protein 15.6 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 169.6 mg, Sugar 3.9 g
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