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Shrimp Crab Biscuit Melts

Shrimp Crab Biscuit Melts

Creamy shrimp and crab filling seasoned with Old Bay, spooned over warm biscuit halves, topped with melted cheese, and broiled until golden. Ready in under 30 minutes.
Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 420

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large buttermilk biscuits, split in half store-bought or homemade
  • 1/2 lb medium shrimp, peeled, deveined, and roughly chopped
  • 1 cup lump crab meat, drained picked through for shells
  • 3 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella or Gruyere cheese
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • salt to taste

Equipment

  • Skillet
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Baking sheet
  • Oven broiler

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven broiler to high and line a baking sheet with foil.
  2. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add chopped shrimp and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until just pink. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
  3. Mix cream cheese, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, Old Bay, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and black pepper in a bowl until smooth.
  4. Fold in cooked shrimp, crab meat, and green onions. Taste and adjust salt.
  5. Arrange biscuit halves cut-side up on the baking sheet. Spoon filling evenly over each half.
  6. Top each melt generously with shredded cheese.
  7. Broil for 3 to 4 minutes, watching closely, until cheese is melted and beginning to brown at the edges. Let rest one minute before serving.

Notes

  • Pull shrimp from the skillet as soon as they turn pink - they finish cooking under the broiler.
  • Soften cream cheese fully before mixing to avoid lumps.
  • Filling can be made up to 24 hours ahead and stored covered in the fridge.
  • Toast biscuit halves first for a crunchier base.