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Crab Dip

Crab Dip

This delicious Crab Dip is perfect for impressing guests, featuring fresh lump crab meat in a creamy, versatile dip served hot or cold.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 304 kcal

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • Baking pan

Ingredients
  

  • 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • ¼ cup chopped green onion
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
  • ¼ teaspoon salt optional
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ of a lemon lemon juice
  • 1 cup freshly shredded cheddar cheese divided
  • ½ teaspoon hot sauce or more, to taste
  • 1 pound fresh jumbo lump crab meat

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add cream cheese to a mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Stir in mayo, sour cream, garlic, green onion, Old Bay seasoning, salt, Worcestershire, and lemon juice.
  • Add ¾ cup cheddar cheese and hot sauce and mix until smooth. Stir in crab meat.
  • Spread into a 9" pie dish or similar size baking pan and sprinkle remaining cheddar cheese on top. Bake for about 20 minutes or until the top is golden and bubbly.
  • Serve warm, with slices of sourdough bread, crackers, tortilla chips or chopped cold veggies.
  • Leftover crab dip will keep, stored covered in the fridge, for up to 3 days. Rewarm in the microwave.

Notes

Fresh lump crab meat is best for this recipe; you can find it in the grocery store's seafood section. For variations, serve cold or use a crockpot. Crab dip can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 304kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 22gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 1156mgPotassium: 269mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 769IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 229mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Appetizer, cheddar cheese, Crab Dip, cream cheese, Party Food, Seafood
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