My simple savory king cake starts with crescent rolls and filled with a scrumptious creamy crawfish filling topped with Mardi Gras colored cheese representing the traditional king cake colors. My Mardi Gras King Cake with Cream Cheese Filling from Gulf Coast Favorites is my traditional sweet favorite and this Mardi Gras Crawfish King Cake is my savory favorite for the best easy crawfish recipe!
| Servings 14 servings |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup onion chopped
- 1/2 cup red or green bell pepper chopped
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- 1 cup Louisiana crawfish tails drained and rinsed
- 1/3 cup green onion chopped
- 3 tbsp reduced-fat cream cheese
- 2 (8-ounce) cans reduced-fat crescent rolls
- Mardi Gras Topping
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Preheat oven 350°F. Coat 10-inch round pizza pan lined with foil with nonstick cooking spray.
- In nonstick skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray, sauté onion, red pepper and garlic until tender. Add crawfish, green onion and cream cheese, stirring until creamy. Remove from heat.
- Separate crescent rolls at perforations, into 16 slices. Place slices around prepared pan with points in the center. About halfway down from points, press seams together.
- Spread crawfish mixture on dough in the center where seams have been pressed together. Sprinkle with cheese. Fold dough points over filling, then fold bottom of triangle over points forming circular roll like king cake.
- Bake about 20–25 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with Mardi Gras Topping (see recipe).
Nutritional Info
Per Serving: Calories 136, Calories from fat 46%, Fat 7g, Saturated Fat 2g, Cholesterol 26mg, Sodium 317mg, Carbohydrate 15g, Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 3g, Protein 6g, Dietary Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 lean meat, 1 fat
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