Shrimp & Crab Dip
Yield: 8 servings
This easy Shrimp and Crab Dip recipe promises to be your new favorite appetizer! Served hot, this creamy, cheesy dip is loaded with chunks of sweet fresh crab and shrimp, plus cheddar, Parmesan and simple seasonings. It’s the ultimate seafood dip!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cooked fresh snow crab meat* chopped into ½" pieces
- 8 ounces cooked medium shrimp with tails removed chopped into ¼" pieces
- 8 ounces regular cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup good quality mayonnaise
- ¼ cup regular sour cream
- 1 cup shredded medium cheddar cheese
- ¾ cup shredded Parmesan cheese divided
- ¼ cup chopped green onion
- 4 large cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- sliced green onion and chopped Roma tomato for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Press crab and shrimp between paper towels as many times as it takes to get excess moisture out. Too much moisture will make the dip watery.
- In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese, mayonnaise, and sour cream until smooth.
- Then stir in the cheddar cheese, ½ cup of the Parmesan cheese, green onion, garlic, Old Bay, and lemon zest.
- Add the crab and shrimp, and fold in gently.
- Transfer mixture to a baking dish. Sprinkle remaining Parmesan cheese over the top.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the dip is bubbling and the top has browned a bit.
- Remove from the oven and let sit for 5-10 minutes. Then sprinkle some sliced green onion and chopped tomato over the top. Serve hot with crackers, crostini, tortilla chips, celery, and/or carrots.
Notes
For the snow crab meat, I highly recommend shelling fresh, cooked crab legs. The crab leg clusters found at our local grocery stores' seafood counters are pre-cooked. I've tried a number of different crab products, from the cans found next to the tuna cans in the grocery store, to small tubs found at the seafood counter in our grocery store's meat department. None compare to shelling the crab legs yourself - the crab meat has a fresher, sweeter flavor and better texture.
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1 Calories: 358kcal Carbohydrates: 4g Protein: 26g Fat: 26g Saturated Fat: 12g Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g Cholesterol: 149mg Sodium: 991mg Sugar: 2g
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