Spicy – mix in 1-2 tablespoons of sriracha into the crab mix and top with an extra drizzle of sriracha when eating.Tuna salad – instead of crab, use the equal amount of drained canned tuna.Miso salmon – instead of crab, use the equal amount of drained canned salmon.Sushi bake variations are endless! Try these: You can also just use regular toasted seaweed cut into rectangular strips but I love the crispy crunch of roasted seaweed snacks. They sell them at Asian grocery stores, Costco, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, online, essentially everywhere! Roasted seaweed snacks look a little bit different than the typical seaweed used for sushi – slightly more translucent with a looser weave. You’ll see them in little foil packs sold in the snack section. Seasoned roasted Korean laver seaweed snacks is the best seaweed to eat with sushi bake. You can also slice it into little pre-portioned slices that you can easily move onto roasted seaweed. Typically you just put a dish of warm sushi bake in the center of the table and everyone can scoop a bit onto their plate, wrap it in seaweed and eat it. Just scoop a bit of sushi bake onto a piece of roasted seaweed snack and pop it in your mouth for the perfect bite. Sushi bakes are eaten kind of like a little taco with roasted seaweed snack being the tortilla and the sushi bake being the filling. You can find furikake at Asian grocery stores or online. It’s super addictive and tastes amazing on everything: rice, noodles, pasta, popcorn, eggs, you name it, furikake makes it better.

Think of it as a mix of seaweed and sesame seeds and other tasty bits that people sprinkle onto bowls of rice to dress them up a bit.

Furikake – Furikake, if you haven’t heard of it, is rice seasoning.

Kewpie mayo adds a subtle rich and sweet mayo flavor that is tangy from the rice vinegar.

Kewpie mayo and cream cheese – the cream cheese mixed up with the crab gets melty and creamy and is so decadent and addictive.

If you’re not a fan of crab, you can definitely used any sort of seafood that you love – like salmon or tuna or prawns! For me, that means either canned or imitation crab. Since the crab is baked, I suggest just going with whatever is easiest.

Crab or seafood – You can go with either imitation crab (which is not crab at all but fish!), canned crab, or fresh crab.

It cooks up beautifully and is perfect for sushi bake. It’s a short and stubby rice that is that is naturally sticky.

Sushi rice – Koshihikari is the standard variety of rice used for sushi and is very easily found online and in grocery stores.

Enjoy scooped on to roasted seaweed snacks with cucumber and avocado.

Enjoy: Remove from the oven and if desired, drizzle with extra kewpie mayo and sriracha.

Bake: Pop the sushi bake into the oven and bake until it starts to brown and bubble and is heated through.

Mix: In a bowl, mix up some shredded chopped crab with cream cheese and Kewpie mayo and then spread it on top of the rice layer.

Spread: Spread the sushi rice into a oven safe dish and sprinkle with some furikake.

You can just use plain cooked short grain rice, but taking the time to add vinegar, sugar, and salt to make sushi rice will take your sushi bake to a whole other level.

Make: Take the time to make sushi rice.

It’s infinitely customizable meaning there’s a sushi bake out there for everyone!

It’s easier than rolling lots of rolls and the scooping and sharing makes it fun and interactive. Like most casseroles, it’s a home style dish meant to be shared with friends and family. Sushi bake came around as an alternative to sushi rolls: all the flavors of creative sushi rolls layered and baked into a warm and comforting delicious casserole, meant to be scooped into little sheets of roasted seaweed. It’s savory, creamy, and super satisfying.

If you love California rolls, you’ll love sushi bake. Everything gets warm and creamy and you scoop it up into crispy sheets of roasted seaweed and top it off with cucumber and avocado. Essentially it’s a deconstructed California roll, layered and baked in a casserole. Have you heard of sushi bake? It’s a super popular potluck dish inspired by sushi.

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