Crawfish Bake(s)

Some times a new recipe is great. Some times it's a miss. And some times, you just gotta try it out for yourself. I'm not sure exactly what inspired these, but hey - I went for it! Crawfish Bakes! Concept seemed simple enough, baked pastry filled with cream cheese, crawfish meat and other goodies. I tried it two different ways, so this is a double-header of recipes. Here ya go!

Ingredients

Pastry Rolls

Cream Cheese (Used Whipped Chive and Onion and Whipped Garlic and Herbs)

Crawfish Meat

Shredded Cheese

Bacon Bits

Rubbs (Used Sedona Smoke)

Misc Spices (Parsley and Everything Bagel)

Option 1 - Lasanga Style

Lay out pastry rolls (half tube) in bottom of dish

Layer on cream cheese (chive and onion), cheese and bacon bits

Pour in half-bag of crawfish meat

Sprinkle on more cheese and bacon bits

Coat with Rubb

Layer on remainder of cream cheese

Top with remaining pastry rolls to cover

Sprinkle on parsley on top

Double cooking time on pastry roll directions to ensure everything gets cooked through

Option 2 - Casserole Style

Lay out pastry rolls (half tube) in bottom of dish

In bowl mix together cream cheese (garlic and herbs), crawfish meat, bacon bits, Rubb and cheese

Pour mixture on top of pastry rolls and then top with remaining pastry rolls to cover

Sprinkle Everything Bagel seasoning on top

Once again, double cooking time on pastry roll directions to ensure everything gets cooked through