Looking for a Crab Meat Enchilada recipe

Can you print your recipe? I have a couple but they may be the same one you have.

IMO: fresh dungeness crab meat is too expensive ($23.95/lb) & too delicious to use in enchiladas. Canned crab meat, no problem! I don't eat canned crab meat.

I was thinking Crab Enchilado. It is crab meat in a rich spicy tomato sauce. It would be worth the price!

On 8/31/2014 Skylands said:

IMO: fresh dungeness crab meat is too expensive ($23.95/lb) & too delicious to use in enchiladas. Canned crab meat, no problem! I don't eat canned crab meat.

I agree! A week ago, it was $39.00+ a pound! Needless to say, I refused to buy it. I have never seen it that high, and I was born and raised here. Dungeness is the best, and needs nothing. Every Christmas Eve I serve marinated Dungeness, out of this world!

Enchiladas Pacifica

1 Med. Onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 (12oz) pkg imitation crab meat, chopped

2 (10oz) cans cream of celery soup

1 (4oz) can chopped green chilies

1 tsp ground cumin

2 Cups shredded Cojack cheese

1 (10 count) pkg 10" flour tortillas

Saute onin and garlic in skillet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray until tender but not browned. Add crab meat, 1 can soup, green chilies, cumin and half the cheese and mix well.

Warm tortillas in oven or microwave until softened.

Place 1/3 cup crab meat mixture on each tortilla. Fold sides of tortillas over to enclose filling completely. Place seam side down in 9 x 13 inch baking dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.

Combine 1 can soup with enough water to make of pouring consitency in small bowl; mix well. Pour over enchiladas; sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve hot.

This is not a recipe that I would like. Don't like the celery soup taste.

Here is the seafood enchilada recipe from Chi Chi's

6 TB Butter
1/2 cup Flour
1/2 tsp White Pepper
2 TB Lobster Base
3 1/2 cups Milk
1 cup White Wine or Cooking Sherry
8 oz Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded
1 cup Cooked Shrimp, diced and/or
2 8-oz pkgs Imitation Crabmeat, flake Style, chopped
10 6-inch Flour Tortillas

To make the sauce, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour, stir and cook for 5 minutes.

Add the white pepper and lobster base, stir and cook for 1 minute.

Add the milk and white wine, stir, then add the cheese to the pan. Cook over medium heat until the sauce is thickened, then remove the pan from the heat to cool slightly for about 10-15 minutes.

To prepare the crab mixture, combine the crab and shrimp in a medium bowl and add 1-1/2 cups of the sauce and mix well.

To prepare the enchiladas, lay the tortillas flat and spoon 2 - 3 heaping tablespoons of the crab mixture down the center of the tortillas. Place the flap over the crab mixture, then roll. Place the rolled enchiladas flap-side down in a 9"x13" baking dish. Continue with the remaining tortillas, then pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas and top with the shredded cheese.

Bake at 425 degrees for about 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and just slightly golden. Serve with Spanish rice, refried beans and a few lime wedges.

On 8/31/2014 Carole22 said: I've given up on trying new recipes with crab meat. I have tried AT LEAST five in the past...probably TWO were enchiladas or some other Mexican dish. I have come to believe that Crab meat is too expensive and too mild and sweet to use for most recipes. Find yourself a good Maryland Crab Cake recipes and enjoy! The BEST crab cabe recipes call for few ingredients beyond the crab meat, egg, a few flavorings like Worchestershire. Old Bay seasoning, a hint of mustard, and a slice of cubed bread to act as glue. I've never been happy with recipes that add green peppers, onions, and other assorted ingredients. If you are going to spend the momey on crab meat, you WANT IT TO TASTE LIKE CRAB!

I agree with you but both of the above recipes are for imitation crab meat not real crab meat so I don't think it matters much. Fresh crab meat is so delicious I think the less done with it the better!