Christmas Crab dip
This easy and delicious Christmas Crab dip is made with Philadelphia cream cheese and sour cream and a few spices and is then baked in the oven for 30 minutes and is served hot! You can of course serve it to any large crowd but in our home this is our go to Christmas appetizers.
Are you looking for a Christmas dip recipe to serve a large crowd? Short on time but want to make something tasty and memorable.
Make this Christmas Crab dip it is perfect and uses canned crab meat making it super simple to whip up in a short period of time. Serves hot straight from the oven too! And is great with crackers, bread etc.
To make this dip quick and easy, I highly recommending using crab meat from the can. You can find this in almost every seafood canned section in your grocery! See below the crab meat I used for this recipe.
When making the dip be sure to squeeze the liquid out of the crab meat before baking! Otherwise the dip will be to watery!
Be sure to serve this in a dish that is not to hot, no one wants there hands burned. Trust me even the kids will try this. Just tell them it is a creamy cheesy dip and not crab. I have no idea why most kids think crabs are monsters. But they do lol
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to one and all!
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Christmas Crab dip
Ingredients
- 3 cans of canned crab meat, liquid drained
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 cup of cheddar cheese, grated
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 sour cream
- 1 tbsp mayo
- 2 tbsp parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp old bay seasoning
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Open your cans of crab meat and drain any excess liquid, set the meat aside
- Meanwhile, in the frying pan add in olive oil and butter to melt
- Toss in the diced shallot, garlic
- Sauté till soft
- Add the canned crab meat and stir and to combine
- In a large bowl start to fold in all of your other ingredients together such as sour cream, mayo, mustard and softened cream cheese in a large bowl then set aside
- Toss in the cream cheese / mayo mixture and cheese, breadcrumbs and combine "save some of the cheese to top of the dish before baking"
- Spoon this all into a oven safe baking dish
- And top with more cheese
- Bake a 350f for 30 minutes
- Serve with a fresh sliced baguette or crackers
- Happy Holidays!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 312Total Fat: 28gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 515mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 11g
These calculations are based off Nutritionix