Ahoy. Banking on the popularity of the chain’s Cheddar Bay Biscuits, Red Lobster chefs developed this pizza-shaped appetizer with crust made from the cheesy biscuit dough, and crab and Cheddar cheese baked on top. If you like those tender, cheesy garlic biscuits that come with every meal at Red Lobster, then you’ll probably like this. If you don’t like it, then you’re probably not alone. This item is nowhere to be found on Red Lobster’s menu these days, and that should tell you something about how well it sold. But hey, even good dishes get discontinued. If you’re up for giving this clone a shot, get yourself some fresh crabmeat. If you want to take a shot a little less expensively, find some quality canned stuff. If you don’t want to take a shot at all, try the next recipe.
SERVES: 4 AS AN APPETIZER
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 cups Bisquick baking mix
- 1 ¾ cup finely shredded Cheddar cheese
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- ½ cup crabmeat (fresh or canned lump)
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Combine baking mix, 1 cup of the Cheddar cheese, milk, and half of the melted butter in a medium bowl. Mix by hand until combined.
- Pat out the dough into a circle approximately 8 inches in diameter, with a slight lip around the edge, like a pizza crust.
- Sprinkle the parsley over the top of the dough. Be sure the dried parsley flakes are crushed fine. You can easily crush the flakes in a small bowl with your thumb and forefinger.
- Sprinkle the crab over the top of the dough.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the crab. Don’t go all of the way to the edge of the dough—leave a margin of a half-inch or so around the edge.
- Bake for 14 to 16 minutes or until the cheese on top begins to brown slightly.
- Combine the remaining butter with the garlic powder and brush it over the top of the bake as soon as it comes out of the oven. Slice it like a pizza into 8 pieces and serve hot.
