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Crab Dip

Crab Dip

This easy Crab Dip recipe is meant to impress, made with fresh lump crab meat in a creamy dip that can be served hot or cold.
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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
  • pie dish
  • oven

Ingredients
  

Creamy Base

  • 8 ounce 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 juiced
  • 1 cup freshly shredded cheddar cheese divided
  • ½ teaspoon hot sauce or more, to taste
  • 1 pound fresh jumbo lump crab meat

Dipping Ideas

  • sourdough bread
  • crackers
  • tortilla chips
  • chopped cold veggies

Instructions
 

Cooking 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 since it's broken pieces of jumbo lump crab meat. You can find it at the grocery store in a container on ice, in the fresh/refrigerated seafood section. Costco has the best price I've found. Since the crab is the star of the show here, I only recommend using fresh jumbo lump crab meat. You can use canned crab meat if absolutely necessary. Taste a little of the crab. If it tastes salty, you can omit the added salt. Crab dip can be prepared 1-2 days ahead of time, stored covered in the fridge, then baked according to instructions.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 304kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 22gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 1156mgPotassium: 269mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 769IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 229mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Appetizer, Crab Dip, dip, Easy Recipe, party food, seafood
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