Hot Crawfish Dip

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 bunch green onions, sliced
• 1 small green bell pepper, diced
• 1 lb crawfish tail meat, undrained(Opens in a new window)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (4oz) jar diced pimento, drained
• 2 teaspoons Creole Seasoning(Opens in a new window)
• 1 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened
• French bread baguette slices
• Garnishes: sliced green onion, chopped flat leaf parsley

Directions:

Step 1

Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat; add green onions and bell pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes or until bell pepper is tender. Stir in crawfish and next 3 ingredients; cook, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Stir in cream cheese until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Serve with toasted French bread slices.

Recipe by Southern Living(Opens an external site in a new window) February 2012