Bad Brad's Cajun Cooking Ep 86: Hot Crawfish Dip

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: soft tofu

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack cheese

Monterey jack is often less expensive and melts well.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: plain yogurt

💰Cheaper: creme fraiche

Plain yogurt provides similar tanginess with fewer calories.

crawfish tails

💰Cheaper: shrimp

Shrimp is a more accessible seafood alternative.

Melt a block of butter in a skillet.

Sauté a small onion, half a bell pepper, and a little bit of celery until browned.

Add 1 pound of Louisiana fresh crawfish tails to a bowl and season with bad Brad's crop dust, then toss to coat.

Add the sautéed vegetables to the bowl with the crawfish tails.

Add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic to the skillet and sauté until fragrant.

Add a can of cream of mushroom soup to the skillet and cook for about 30 minutes.

If the mixture starts to stick, add a little chicken stock to loosen it.

After 30 minutes, add 1 tablespoon of hot sauce and 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce to the skillet and stir.

Cut an 8 oz block of cream cheese into pieces and add to the skillet, stirring until melted.

Add the crawfish tails to the skillet and stir to combine, cooking for an additional 2-3 minutes until heated through.

Garnish with chopped green onions before serving.

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