Best Spinach With Crab Meat And Crab Roe Recipes

HOT SPINACH AND CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a medium pot over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 6 minutes. Add the cream cheese, Worcestershire, dry mustard, paprika and cayenne, and stir until melted. Add the spinach and crabmeat, and stir until warm and bubbling. Stir in the cheeses and season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer the dip to a small baking dish and top with the panko. Place the baking dish on a baking sheet and bake until bubbling and golden, about 15 minutes.
• Serve hot with crackers.

SPINACH WITH CRAB MEAT AND CRAB ROE

Steps:

• In a wok, bring 3 ounces of water to a boil.
• Add 3 ounces of oil and the salt and bring the liquid to the boil again.
• Add the spinach and cook for 2 to 5 minutes, until the spinach is done. (The oil will make the spinach glisten.)
• Drain the spinach, pressing with a spatula or spoon so it is as dry as possible. Arrange spinach on a platter.
• Prepare the sauce by pouring the remaining tablespoon of oil along with the ginger juice and sherry in a wok over medium-high heat. When the liquid is hot, but not boiling, add the crab meat and chicken broth, stirring quickly and gently breaking up the crab meat so that it is in strands. Cook for 30 seconds to one minute.
• Mix the cornstarch with the remaining 2 ounces of water and add this and the crab roe to the crab-meat mixture, stirring until the sauce thickens. Turn off the flame. Add the egg white and stir for 3 seconds. Do not let the egg white solidify. The sauce should glisten. Pour the sauce over the spinach and serve immediately.

CRAB AND SPINACH STUFFED MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, melt 1 Tbsp. butter in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add onions; cook 5 to 6 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Add spinach and garlic; cook and stir 1 to 2 min. or just until spinach is wilted. Spoon spinach mixture into medium bowl.
• Melt remaining butter in same skillet. Stir in flour; cook 2 min., stirring constantly. Gradually add milk, whisking constantly after each addition. Bring to boil, whisking constantly; cook and stir 5 min. or until thickened. Remove skillet from heat. Add nutmeg, pepper and 1/2 cup Parmesan to white sauce; mix well.
• Add ricotta to spinach mixture along with 1 cup of the cheese sauce and 1/2 cup of the remaining Parmesan; mix lightly. Stir in crabmeat. Spoon into resealable plastic bag.
• Drain pasta; rinse with cold water. Cut small piece off one bottom corner of filled plastic bag; use to squeeze enough crab mixture into both sides of pasta shells until shells are evenly filled with crab mixture. Place in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with remaining cheese sauce, then remaining Parmesan.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until heated through.

WARM CRAB & SPINACH DIP

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook 3 minutes. Stir in cream cheese and Boursin until melted. Add milk, cream and wine, stirring constantly., Add seafood seasoning, Worcestershire, hot sauce and red pepper flakes. Stir in crab, spinach and cheddar cheese until cheese melts and mixture is bubbly. Serve warm with blue tortilla chips.

SPINACH AND LUMP CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Microwave spinach according to package directions.
• Drain liquid and set aside.
• Melt butter in medium skillet.
• Add crab meat and saute for 3 minutes on medium heat being careful not to break up crab meat too much.
• Remove crab meat, leaving liquid in skillet.
• In same skillet, stir in flour and cook on low heat until well blended.
• Add Monterey Jack cheese and cream cheese, stirring on low heat until completely melted.
• Add Half and Half and seasonings, stirring continuously on medium heat until mixture begins to boil.
• Remove from heat immediately.
• Add spinach and crab meat and carefully fold into sauce.
• Pour into a 9x9 shallow casserole dish or 6 individual ramekins.
• Sprinikle shredded cheese on top and bake for 10 minutes or until is melted.

CRAB AND SPINACH MORNAY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pick over crab meat carefully to remove and discard pieces of shell or cartilage. Do not break up the pieces of crab; leave them as whole as possible. Set aside.
• Pick over spinach to remove tough stems or blemished leaves. Rinse well and drain. Set aside.
• Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a saucepan and add flour, stirring rapidly with a whisk. Add salt, pepper and cayenne. When blended, stir in milk, cream and nutmeg. Let simmer, stirring often from the bottom, about 10 minutes. Add cheese and stir until melted.
• Put spinach in a deep skillet or casserole without water. Cook, stirring often, until the leaves wilt. Drain. Press or squeeze to extract as much liquid as possible from the leaves. Chop spinach until it is medium fine.
• Heat remaining tablespoon of butter in a skillet and add 1 tablespoon shallots. Cook briefly, stirring, and add spinach. Add salt and pepper. Spoon mixture into a baking dish (an oval dish measuring 14 by 8 by 2 inches is ideal).
• Spoon crab into a smaller ovenproof dish and sprinkle with remaining tablespoon of chopped shallots. Place in oven and bake 5 minutes. Scatter crab meat over spinach and smooth it to make an even layer. Spoon cheese sauce over all and smooth it over. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese evenly on top.
• Place dish in oven and bake 10 minutes. Heat broiler. Let broil, leaving the door partly ajar, about 2 minutes or until nicely glazed on top. Serve.

CRAB AND SPINACH QUICHE

Steps:

• Line each unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer., In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg; set aside. Combine cheeses and flour; add to egg mixture. Stir in crab and spinach. Pour into pastry shells., Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve warm.,

CRAB & SPINACH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray 1 1/2-quart casserole or square baking dish, 8x8x2 inches, with cooking spray.
• Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
• While pasta is cooking, mix soup mix and milk in 1-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Cut up garlic clove (my personal ingrediant) and place in a medium size bowl.
• Wash and drain spinach and place in same bowl.
• Mix pasta and crab claw meat (my personal choice instead of imitation crabmeat) with items in bowl.
• Pour soup mixture over pasta mixture; stir gently to mix.
• Pour entire mixture in casserole and spread evenly. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake uncovered about 25-30 minutes or until bubbly and light golden brown.