Shrimp Crab Biscuit Melts
Buttery biscuits topped with a creamy shrimp and crab filling and broiled with melted cheese until golden. Ready in 30 minutes and perfect for dinner or brunch.
Equipment
- Skillet
- Baking sheet
- Broiler
Ingredients
- 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled, deveined, and roughly chopped
- 8 oz lump crab meat, drained and picked over
- 4 large biscuits, homemade or store-bought
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella or Gruyere cheese
- 2 tbsp fresh chives or parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your broiler to high and line a baking sheet with foil.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add shrimp and season with Old Bay, paprika, salt, and pepper. Cook 2 to 3 minutes until pink. Do not overcook.
- Remove from heat and stir in crab meat, cream cheese, and sour cream. Mix gently to keep crab in pieces.
- Split biscuits in half and arrange cut-side up on the baking sheet.
- Spoon seafood filling generously over each biscuit half.
- Top with shredded cheese and broil 3 to 5 minutes, watching closely, until cheese is melted and lightly browned.
- Scatter fresh chives on top and serve immediately.
Notes
- Pat shrimp dry before cooking to prevent a soggy filling.
- Let cream cheese soften fully before mixing for a smooth texture.
- Store filling separately from biscuits - keeps up to 2 days in the fridge.
- Watch the broiler closely in the last 2 minutes to avoid burning the cheese.