 Crab Dip Recipe
An absolute party favorite. Crab dips are incredibly popular, easy to prepare (even ahead of time) and offer enough ways to vary up the combinations. This is a classic crab dip recipe for you start with. Experiment with your own combinations of seasonings. Prepare this crab dip ahead of parties and heat it there. Your party invitees will love you.
Ingredients
- 12 crab meat, drained and flaked
- 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 5 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 large loaf round Italian bread to serve
Cooking Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, combine crab meat, cream cheese, onion, mayonnaise, garlic, salt and pepper.
- Spread mixture into a 1 quart baking dish. Bake 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, create a bowl from your round Italian bread by cutting a circle in the top of the bread and scooping out part of the inside. Reserve removed bread for dipping.
- Remove dip from oven and stir.
- Spoon the dip into the hollowed out Italian bread.
- Set bowl and extra Italian bread on a baking sheet and bake an additional 10 minutes.
- Serve hot!
We enjoy spicy food so we like to add diced jalapeno peppers or cayenne pepper to our dishes. But if we're going to a party were the spice level shouldn't be quite so high, we'll mix in a few teaspoons of Cajun seasoning or even bell peppers or celery for some crunch.
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