Crab Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Crab Stuffed Baked Potatoes, with a rich creamy crab filling inside earthy baked potatoes, these little nuggets of tasty seafood goodness are going to be a hit at your next party or dinner.

They can be served as an appetizer or as a small plate main dish.

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Perfect for a fancy dinner

I served these Crab Stuffed Baked Potatoes for Christmas Eve dinner this year.

For the rest of the meal, I served Quinoa & Butternut Squash Pilaf  (which was fabulous! Even the husband who typically doesn’t like quinoa loved this dish and said it was a keeper), simple roasted green beans, Maple-Thyme Roasted Carrots, and for dessert we had Coconut Macaroons.

And for brunch the next day I made these yummy Broccoli Cheddar Bites from Manila Spoon (you know, trying to get some veggies on the table for brunch!).

The whole meal was great. And, it’s always nice to get together with family.

Menu planning

When I was planning my menu I came across these Crab Stuffed Mushrooms from Culinary Hill.

Please do give her blog a look, she shares fabulous recipes!

The mushrooms looked and sounded delicious, but unfortunately for me, the husband doesn’t care for mushrooms.

So, I decided to do them as stuffed potatoes instead. That way, they would be more of a main dish and not just an appetizer as well.

Like I said, they were a huge hit. Everyone loved them.

Like Meggan at Culinary Hill said, the filling is delicious!

I doubled the filling from her original recipe, as I didn’t want to risk running out of filling.

How to serve these little potatoes

Serve these Crab Stuffed Baked Potatoes with some fresh Roasted green beans or Air Fryer Snap Peas and a green salad, like this shaved broccoli salad for a nice family dinner, or even a light lunch.

Recipe Notes

In the end, there will be more crab filling than you need for the potatoes, but better to have too much than not enough.

Eat the remaining filling cold with crackers, or pop it in the oven for 20 minutes at 350° F, until it’s nice and bubbly and browned (I topped mine with a little more cheese for a nice browned top), and eat it with crackers or toasted baguette bread slices.

Check out the full Hot Crab Dip Recipe. And be sure to check out my Crab Rangoon Dip for another delicious hot dip!

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Crab Stuffed Baked Potatoes Recipe

Crab Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Debi

Crab Stuffed Baked Potatoes are a great main course for a nice dinner party! Or serve them as a side dish or on a buffet.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 35 minutes mins

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 8 servings

Calories 379 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 8 medium red potatoes
• 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 8 ounces imitation crab meat finely chopped
• 4 green onions green parts only, thinly sliced
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350° F, and position oven rack in the middle.
• Scrub the potatoes using a stiff brush, and rinse under cool water. Dry potatoes with a clean towel. Look over the cleaned potatoes, and remove any eyes (the part where the plant grows out), bruises, or discolored spots. Drizzle oil over each potato and sprinkle with salt. Rub the oil and salt all over the potato using your hands so that the whole potato is lightly coated with oil and salt. Pierce each potato with a fork or sharp knife several times, and wrap each potato in a piece of foil.
  8 medium red potatoes
• Place prepared potatoes on a cookie sheet or large baking dish and bake until tender when pierced with a fork, about 45-60 minutes. Remove baked potatoes from the oven, and allow to cool so that you can easily handle them.
• While potatoes cool, combine cream cheese, sour cream, garlic, and Italian seasoning in a medium bowl. Taste and add salt and pepper if desired. Stir in crab meat, chopped green onion, and mozzarella cheese. Set filling aside.
  
  8 ounces cream cheese, 1 cup sour cream, 1 garlic clove, 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, Salt and freshly ground black pepper, 8 ounces imitation crab meat, 4 green onions, 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• If the potatoes wobble as they sit on the baking sheet, cut a small amount off the bottom so they sit flat. Cut a cavity in the center of each potato, and scoop out the potato leaving a sturdy wall or potato around the outside. Save the scooped out potato flesh for another use.
  
• Divide filling among potato skins, and place filled potatoes back on the baking sheet or large baking dish. Bake in the 350° F for 20 to 30 minutes or until filling is hot and bubbly. Garnish with fresh parsley or additional green onion as desired.

Notes

Adapted from Culinary Hill

Nutrition

Calories: 379kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 11gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 385mgPotassium: 1078mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 738IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 162mgIron: 2mg

Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

Keyword baked potato, crab

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