74 crab rice recipes

Chilled pasta and crab salad tossed with creamy mayo, garlic, and diced onion. Add broccoli, peas, or cauliflower for a loaded cold pasta dish that's perfect for potlucks.

Crab cakes with tomatillo salsa bind lump crabmeat with bread and egg white for a light crust, pan-seared and topped with tangy diced tomatillo-lime salsa. Southwest-style seafood dinner.

Party-ready shrimp mold using cream of shrimp soup, cream cheese, and gelatin for 12 servings. Baby shrimp and crab meat suspended in creamy gelatin make a vintage appetizer spread perfect with crackers or sourdough.

Restaurant-style crab cakes with red and green bell peppers, seared golden then oven-finished, served on a velvety cilantro butter sauce. A stunning plated seafood main course.

Basic gumbo loaded with chicken, andouille sausage, and shrimp in a deep brown roux-thickened broth, simmered with the trinity, tomatoes, and Cajun seasoning. A hearty Louisiana-style one-pot for a hungry crowd.

Thick and creamy crab and corn chowder with diced potatoes, green pepper, and crumbled bacon in a rich milk and cream base. Hearty one-pot comfort in about an hour.

Southern-style cheesy okra and crab casserole: fresh crabmeat baked with sliced okra, diced carrot and Tabasco in an egg custard, then topped with melted cheddar. A Gulf Coast main dish with Lowcountry roots.

Caribbean seafood soup simmers shrimp and crab with zucchini, squash, and potatoes in a creamy, lime-brightened broth. An easy one-pot soup with a Caribbean lean and an optional kick of heat.

Florida bouillabaisse: a Gulf Coast riff on the French classic with fish, shrimp, crab, clams, and softshell turtle in a saffron-tomato broth. Wine, herbs, and white bread for sopping. Feeds a crowd.

By adding extra fish such as a lobster per person this will become a meal instead of a soup.