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Cheesy Hot Crab Dip
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

This Cheesy Hot Crab Dip is the ultimate party snack! Lump crab meat is baked into this luxurious dip with cream cheese, sour cream, sharp cheddar cheese and few dashes of hot sauce.

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10
Calories: 213 kcal
Ingredients
  • 8 ounce package cream cheese or Neufchatel (light cream cheese), softened
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup light or regular sour cream
  • 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1 tablespoon grated white onion
  • 2 (6 ounce) cans lump crab meat
  • 1 teaspoon all-purpose seasoning, I use Lawry's Seasoned Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Worcestershire
  • 1/2 lemon juiced
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped Italian parsley
  • a few shakes of Tabasco to taste
  • fresh ground black pepper to taste
  • crackers baguette slices, or tortilla chips for serving
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Place cream cheese, mayonnaise, and sour cream in a medium mixing bowl and stir until creamy. Add remaining ingredients and stir again until well combined. Transfer to a small baking dish and transfer to oven.
  3. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until browned and bubbly.

  4. Serve with crackers, baguette slices, or tortilla chips.

Recipe Notes

If you want add some spice to this dip, add a diced jalapeno and/or increase the amount of Tabasco, as desired.

Make-Ahead Instructions:

Once you transfer the mixture to a serving dish, cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. When ready to bake, remove from the refrigerator and allow to sit out for 15 or 20 minutes before baking. You may need to increase the baking time a bit to compensate if the dip is very cold when going into the oven.

Nutrition Facts
Cheesy Hot Crab Dip
Amount Per Serving
Calories 213 Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Fat 17g26%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 47mg16%
Sodium 776mg34%
Potassium 168mg5%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 290IU6%
Vitamin C 5.4mg7%
Calcium 148mg15%
Iron 0.4mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.