Cajun Crawfish Sliders

Name: Cajun Crawfish Sliders
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 package (8-1/2 ounces) cornbread/muffin mix; 1 large Eggland's Best egg; 1/3 cup 2% milk; 3 cups fresh baby spinach, thinly sliced; 12 ounces frozen cooked crawfish tail meat, thawed and shredded; 1 cup reduced-fat chipotle mayonnaise; 48 pickled jalapeno slices

Add a touch of southern hospitality to your festivities with our upscale version of a slider. The crawfish gets a touch of spicy goodness from the chipotle mayo and jalapeno. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Ingredients

1 package (8-1/2 ounces) cornbread/muffin mix
1 large Eggland's Best egg
1/3 cup 2% milk
3 cups fresh baby spinach, thinly sliced
12 ounces frozen cooked crawfish tail meat, thawed and shredded
1 cup reduced-fat chipotle mayonnaise
48 pickled jalapeno slices

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the cornbread mix, egg and milk. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 400° for 9-11 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Cut cornbread into 1-1/2-in. squares. Top each with spinach, crawfish, mayonnaise and a jalapeno slice.

Editor’s Note: 1 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon minced chipotle pepper in adobo sauce may be substituted for 1 cup reduced-fat chipotle mayonnaise.

Nutrition Facts

1 appetizer: 43 calories, 2g fat (0 saturated fat), 17mg cholesterol, 92mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Cajun Mini Sliders in Taste of Home Christmas Annual 2012