Imitation Lobster Casserole Recipes

SHRIMP & CRAB CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Spread rice into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir until tender, 6-8 minutes. Stir in flour until blended; gradually whisk in cream. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes., Stir in seafood seasoning, salt, pepper sauce and pepper. Fold in shrimp and crab. Spoon over rice. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, covered, until shrimp turn pink, 40-45 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes. To Make Ahead: Can be made a day in advance. Prepare recipe as directed, cooling sauce slightly before adding shrimp and crab. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake as directed.

MOCK LOBSTER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cut up and steam broccoli over medium-high heat.
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter or margarine in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion, cook until translucent (about 3 minutes).
• Stir in flour, curry powder, salt, and then slowly stir in the milk, stirring continuously until thickened.
• stir lemon juice and crabmeat into skillet, let simmer.
• Spray a medium sized glass baking dish with non-stick spray before spreading the cooked broccoli over the entire bottom of the dish. Sprinkle with cheddar.
• Pour sauce over broccoli.
• Microwave the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter (in a microwave safe dish) until just melted and mix in dried bread crumbs (I like to food process the dried bread).
• Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over the sauce.
• Bake at 350ºF for 30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.

LOBSTER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2 quart baking dish.
• Melt butter in a medium sized pot over low heat. Saute the lobster meat in butter until it starts to change color. Do not cook too long or too fast, or the lobster meat will toughen. With a slotted spoon, remove lobster meat from pan and set aside.
• To the remaining butter in the pot, stir in the flour, dry mustard, salt and pepper. Gradually whisk in cream and milk. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Return lobster meat to the pot. Tear the bread into small pieces and stir into the mixture. Pour into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly and delicately browned.

IMITATION LOBSTER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place fish in a greased 2 quart casserole dish. Sprinkle with salt. Mix soup and lemon juice. Pour over fish.
• Bake uncovered for 20 minutes at 375 degrees F.
• While baking, saute onion and garlic powder in butter. Remove from heat and add Worcestershire sauce. Then blend with cracker crumbs. Sprinkle crumb mixture over fish and bake for 10 minutes more.

IMITATION CRAB CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients, except bread crumbs, together and put into a casserole.
• (This is a big recipe--you may need to use 2.) Top with buttered bread crumbs.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.

MAC AND CHEESE CASSEROLE WITH IMITATION CRAB

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
• Add condensed soup, Cheddar cheese, imitation crab, milk, seafood seasoning, Cajun seasoning, and pepper to rotini; mix ingredients together. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish.
• Mix bread crumbs and melted butter in a small bowl until crumbs are moist; spread evenly over the casserole mixture.
• Cook in the preheated oven until bubbly and topping is golden brown, about 30 minutes.

IMITATION CRAB CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Make 2 cups white sauce.
• Add diced crabmeat to white sauce.
• Stir, let thicken.
• Add mustard, salt and pepper.
• Stir and simmer.
• Put all into casserole dish.
• Top with breadcrumbs.
• Cook at 350 for about 30 minutes.
• Serve over rice.

IMITATION CRAB AND VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add frozen vegetables; cook and stir until heated through, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat, drain, and transfer to a large bowl.
• While the vegetables are cooking, place bread cubes in a bowl and drizzle melted butter over top. Toss gently to coat and set aside.
• Add condensed soup, cream cheese, imitation crab, and seafood seasoning to the vegetables; stir to combine. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with buttered bread cubes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 25 minutes.

IMITATION CRAB CASSEROLE WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; stir in onions and celery. Cook and stir until vegetables have softened and are beginning to turn translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add crab, condensed soup, water, parsley, seafood seasoning, salt, garlic powder, and pepper; mix to combine. Heat until almost bubbling, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and blend in Cheddar cheese until melted. Transfer to a 9-inch square casserole dish.
• Mix bread crumbs and melted butter in a small bowl with a fork until combined. Spread over the casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and bubbly, 20 to 30 minutes.