Description
Delicious and cheesy seafood-filled tortilla bombs that are perfect for impressing your guests at any gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup shrimp (peeled, deveined, chopped)
- 1 cup crab meat (or imitation crab, shredded)
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella
- ½ cup shredded cheddar
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- 4 large flour tortillas
- 1 cup shredded cheese (mozzarella/cheddar mix)
- 2 tbsp butter (for frying)
- Warm cheese sauce or melted mozzarella (for topping)
- Shredded carrots (optional, for crunch)
- Fresh chives or parsley, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
- In a skillet, melt butter and sauté garlic until fragrant.
- Add shrimp and crab, season with salt and pepper, and cook until just done.
- Remove from heat, then stir in cream cheese, mozzarella, cheddar, mayonnaise, and lemon juice. Mix until creamy.
- Cut tortillas in half. Place a scoop of seafood filling in the center of each half.
- Roll tightly and fold edges to create sealed “bombs.”
- Heat butter in a skillet.
- Fry each tortilla bomb seam-side down until golden and crispy on all sides.
- Drizzle with warm cheese sauce.
- Sprinkle shredded carrots and fresh chives/parsley over the top.
- Plate immediately and serve hot as a snack, appetizer, or party dish with extra dipping sauce on the side.
Notes
- Feel free to customize the seafood filling with your favorite seafood options.
- These can be made ahead of time and frozen before frying for a quick snack later.
- Serve with a variety of dipping sauces for added flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Pan-frying
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tortilla bomb
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 50mg