Texas Crab Grass 🦀

Toasted bread slices topped with a green spinach and cheese mixture are cooling on a wire rack in a bright kitchen, with the sunlight reminiscent of Texas Crab Grass fields.

I got my hands on a vintage recipe book from the days past and it is packed with incredible recipes that haven’t been made in far too many years. As I was looking through the book I found something really interesting that I never heard of. The name of it was Texas Crab Grass. Now, I have made a recipe called Texas Trash Chicken and it is stunningly delicious so I thought to myself maybe I will try this one out. I took a look at the recipe from the book and I was a little bit leary, but I thought with the name alone I just have to try it!

A typed recipe for Texas Crab Grass by Kay Landfried details a crab and spinach cheese spread, with butter, Parmesan cheese, spinach, onion, and crab meat as key ingredients, plus step-by-step instructions.

So, I made a minor adjustment by adding a little garlic salt to the recipe, but other than that I followed the recipe exactly minus the double broiler. When I tell you you’re in for the treat of your life with this recipe. You are going to have not only the most delicious appetizer at the party, but the most interesting as well! And what’s cooler then serving up some Texas Crab Grass at your next party…not much lol. Let make it!

A kitchen counter with ingredients and utensils: a loaf of bread, butter, chopped onion in a bowl, olive oil, chopped spinach, orange salt and pepper grinders, garlic powder, canned clams, grated Parmesan—and even a hint of Texas Crab Grass.

Chopped white onions cooking in olive oil in a light gray frying pan on a stovetop, their aroma as crisp and fresh as Texas Crab Grass.

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A hand holds a Lawry's Garlic Salt container above a frying pan with chopped onions, oil, and a hint of Texas Crab Grass on a stovetop.

Eight slices of white bread, aligned like a patch of Texas Crab Grass, rest on a wire rack over a foil-lined baking sheet. The bread is arranged in two neat columns, ready for toasting or baking.

A small white dish filled with olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper sits on a wooden cutting board. Slices of bread on a wire rack are visible in the background, alongside a sprig of Texas Crab Grass for a rustic touch.

A hand uses a brush to spread a yellow Texas Crab Grass seasoning mixture onto slices of bread on a wire rack over foil, with a white bowl of the mixture nearby.

A person brushes olive oil mixture onto slices of bread arranged on a wire rack over a foil-lined baking sheet, preparing them for toasting—much like taming unruly Texas Crab Grass, every detail is tended with care.

Eight slices of golden-brown garlic bread are arranged on a wire rack placed over a foil-lined baking sheet, viewed from above on a wooden surface reminiscent of sunlit Texas Crab Grass.

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🤔 Common Questions

What can I serve Texas Crab Grass with?

I served mine on crostini, but you can also serve it with crackers or chips.

What other cheese can I use instead of parmesan?

Using grated pecorino romano would also be delicious!

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Texas Crab Grass

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I got my hands on a vintage recipe book from the days past and it is packed with incredible recipes that haven't been made in far too many years. As I was looking through the book I found something really interesting that I never heard of. The name of it was Texas Crab Grass. Now, I have made a recipe called Texas Trash Chicken and it is stunningly delicious so I thought to myself maybe I will try this one out. I took a look at the recipe from the book and I was a little bit leary, but I thought with the name alone I just have to try it! So, I made a minor adjustment by adding a little garlic salt to the recipe, but other than that I followed the recipe exactly minus the double broiler. When I tell you you're in for the treat of your life with this recipe. You are going to have not only the most delicious appetizer at the party, but the most interesting as well! And what's cooler then serving up some Texas Crab Grass at your next party…not much lol. Let make it!

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Servings: 10 people

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Calories: 2908

Ingredients

¼ cup + 2 tbsp olive oil divided
1 small onion diced
1 tsp cracked black pepper divided
1 baguette sliced
1 & ½ tbsp garlic salt divided
1 stick butter
1 cup parmesan cheese
6 oz can lump crab meat drained
10 oz bag frozen chopped spinach thawed & drained

Equipment

Method

In a small pan, heat up 2 tbsp of olive. Then, add the onion, ½ tbsp garlic salt, and ½ tsp cracked black pepper. Saute that on medium-medium high heat for about 10 minutes until golden.
To make the crostini, In a small bowl combine ¼ cup of olive oil, 1 tbsp garlic salt, and 1 tsp cracked black pepper. Slice up a baguette and place them on a baking sheet lined with a rack. Brush that oil mixture onto each piece of bread and bake them in the oven at 400°F for 5-10 minutes until lightly toasted.
In a separate pan on a low heat, melt the butter. Once the butter is melted, shake in the parmesan cheese and whisk that together until the cheese is melted (make sure you stay on a low heat). Then, add in the drained crab meat and chopped spinach. Stir that together until combined. Lastly, stir in the sauteed onions until everything is combined. *This step is just too warm all the ingredients through. Don't raise the heat too high, once its warmed it is done!
Serve the texas crab grass over the crostini and Enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 2908kcalCarbohydrates: 147gProtein: 103gFat: 216gSaturated Fat: 88gPolyunsaturated Fat: 17gMonounsaturated Fat: 97gTrans Fat: 4gCholesterol: 382mgSodium: 5900mgPotassium: 1945mgFiber: 16gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 36901IUVitamin C: 36mgCalcium: 1953mgIron: 17mg