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Baked Crab Dip

Seriously delicious! I love this appetizer so much and though the crab can be a bit costly, it will absolutely be a crowd pleaser. You’ll be asked for the recipe for sure. And the fact that you can make it a day ahead makes it so much more attractive!

Watch me make it in the video in this post and I have a treat for you at the end, how to make Crab Empanadas with the leftovers! Yes, I love to repurpose leftovers and this is a perfect one for that!

Crab dip
Baked Crab Dip

Ingredients:

8 oz Jumbo lump Crab Meat, drained
1/4 cup red pepper, diced
1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
2 tsp fresh chives, finely chopped
1/2 cup mayonnaise
4 oz cream cheese
1 tbs lemon juice
1/2 tsp hot sauce
1/4 cup Panko

Directions:

Heat oven to 425º degrees.

Place crabmeat into baking dish and flake lightly. I like it lumpy but you can break it up as much as you’d like. Add in red pepper, parsley and chives. Stir gently. Add mayonnaise, cream cheese, lemon juice, hot sauce and stir gently once again. Make sure the mixture is evenly spread in a 9 by 12 baking dish.

Sprinkle panko evenly over the crab mixture.

Bake until the panko is lightly toasted and you can see bubbling at the edges of the baking dish. This will be about 20 minutes. keep your eye on it to make sure its not overcooking. All ovens cook differently.

How to Make ahead crab dip:

Go though all the steps except sprinkling the Panko mixture over top of the crab. Refrigerate, covered, up to 24 hours. When ready to make, retrieve crab mixture from fridge about 10 minutes prior to placing in oven. Sprinkle panko and add another 10 minutes to baking time.

Serve with Crostini, Baked Pita Chips or Melba Toast and use leftovers for mini empanadas!

Want to make some Crab Empanadas with the leftovers?

Get some empanada discs at your local international market. Some supermarkets and Walmarts carry them in Latin populated areas. They come in packages of 10 and are found in the frozen section along with many frozen Latin foods. I found that cutting the discs in two and making them mini empanadas is a great way to go if you are serving them as appetizers.

Here is how to cook the mini empanadas with this filling. Crab Mini Empanadas

A plate with a few empanadas that are fried golden and filled with crab dip.
Baked Crab Mini Empanadas
A crab empanada with filling showing being held up by grasp. You'll love this recipe, I guarantee!
Baked Crab Mini Empanadas

Watch me make it!

Crab dip

Baked Crab Dip

An absolute crowd pleaser!
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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: appetizer, best baked crab dip, best crab dip ever, best crab empanadas, crab, crab dip, dip, how to make ahead crab dip, how to make crab dip, How to make crab empanadas, mini crab empanadas
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 10 people

Ingredients

  • 8 oz Jumbo lump Crab Meat drained
  • 1/4 cup red pepper diced
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp fresh chives finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 4 oz whipped cream cheese
  • 1 tbs lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp hot sauce
  • 1/4 cup Panko

Instructions

  • Place crabmeat in a baking dish bowl flake lightly.
  • Stir in red pepper, parsley and chives. Stir gently.
  • Add mayonnaise, cream cheese, lemon juice and hot sauce and stir gently again.
  • When ready to bake, heat oven to 425 degrees. Sprinkle crab mixture evenly with panko.
  • Bake until the panko is looking lightly toasted and you can see bubbling at the edges of the baking dish. This can be about 20 minutes.
  • Serve with Crostini, Baked Pita Chips or Melba Toast. Use leftovers for mini empanadas. Look on my blog for recipe!

Video

Notes

Make ahead:
Go through all the steps except sprinkling the Panko mixture over top of the crab. Refrigerate covered up to 24 hours. When ready to make, retrieve crab from fridge about 10 minutes prior to placing in the oven. Sprinkle Panko mixture and add another 10 minutes to baking time.
Serve with Crostini, Baked Pita Chips or Melba Toast
Use the leftover crab dip for crab empanadas! Here is the recipe to do so or go straight to making the crab mini empanadas!


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