This Week in Louisiana Agriculture

Feasting on Agriculture

Recipes

Crawfish Cheesecake Dip

Ingredients

  • Ritz crackers

  • 1/2 cup Shredded Parmesan or Romano Cheese

  • 1/2 Stick Butter melted

  • 3 slices of bacon

  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped

  • 1 cup chopped green onions

  • 3 packs of 8 oz. Cream Cheese (set out ahead of time)

  • 3 Eggs

  • 1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream

  • 16 oz Louisiana Crawfish tails 

  • 2 Cups Swiss Cheese, shredded

  • Additional add-in options:
    - 1 cup of spinach

    - 1 can of quartered artichoke hearts

Instructions

Crush one sleeve of ritz cracker mix in melted butter and parm/Romano. Press mix into pie dish or spring pan to make crust.

Cook bacon and crumble, set aside. In left over bacon grease, cook diced onions.

Mix onions, green onions, bacon, cream cheese, cream, Swiss cheese and eggs together in an electric mixer.

Once combined, fold in drained crawfish meat (and additional spinach and artichoke if you choose.)

Pour mixture over crust and bake on 375 until light golden brown- about 30 -40 minutes (will still be jiggly).

You can serve this dip hot, or let cool then place in the fridge over night.

Serve with crackers or toasted french bread slices.

kristen oaks