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Hot Crab Dip

January 17, 2017 by Debi 12 Comments

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Hot Crab Dip is cheesy and rich, filled with crab, and really easy to make. This dip is welcome at fancy parties, game day, or just for hanging out with your family.

cheesy dip in a bowl served with bread

You’ll love this recipe

I posted about my Crab Stuffed Baked Potatoes that I made for Christmas Eve dinner, and in that post I said the filling made more that you’ll need for the potatoes, so to bake it up and serve it as a dip.

This filling is so good that it deserves a place of its own. So, I bring you, Hot Crab Dip!

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Please let me know if you have any questions about this recipe. I read all the comments myself and I try to help as soon as I can. I have readers from all levels of comfort and experience in the kitchen on my site, and I’ve tried to answer some of your questions already in the post. But if I’ve missed anything, please feel free to leave a comment and ask.

Hot Crab Dip is rich and creamy and makes a delicious appetizer that you can't stop eating!

How should I serve this?

This stuff is so good. We stood around eating it instead of making lunch, and it was gone lickety-split! I would totally make this for watching the game!

I liked it with freshly made toasts. It’s also great with crackers, pita chips, or go a little healthier and serve it with veggies for dipping.

Easy to make

It’s easy to make too. Simple to just mix all the ingredients together and pop in the oven.

Fresh or imitation crab

You can make it with real crab as well, but sometimes it’s nice to just have the option of not getting fresh crab.

Crab Dip is rich and creamy and makes a delicious appetizer that you can't stop eating!

Variations on the recipe

A friend of mine made it recently and she added sauteed mushrooms to it. It was great!

Other Crab recipes you’ll love

I love crab and find that it works for fancy meals, to dinner with company, to just hanging out with the family.

Check out my Crock Pot Crab Dip, Crab Imperial Appetizer, and Shrimp and Crab Enchiladas for more seafood goodness.

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Hot Crab Dip Recipe

Hot Crab Dip

Debi
Hot Crab Dip is cheesy and rich, filled with crab, and really easy to make. This dip is welcome at fancy parties, game day, or just for hanging out with your family.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 226 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 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 plus additional for sprinkling on top

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350° F, and position oven rack in the middle.
  • 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. Spoon dip into an oven proof dish, and sprinkle the top with a bit more shredded cheese.
  • Bake for 20 minutes until bubbly and cheese has browned.
  • Serve with chips, crackers, veggies, or slices of bread.

Notes

Adapted from Culinary Hill

Nutrition

Calories: 226kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 7gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 362mgPotassium: 113mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 723IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 142mgIron: 1mg

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 crab, dip
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Filed Under: Appetizers, Dips and Spreads, Gluten-free, Seafood Tagged With: appetizers, Cooking, crab, dip, Food, recipe, seafood, Snacks, appetizers, tailgating, spread, tailgating

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  1. Angela

    January 18, 2017 at 11:54 am

    Definitely need to give this a try! Maybe an appetizer for this weekend! Thanks for such an easy and flavorful recipe!

  2. Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious

    January 18, 2017 at 5:05 pm

    This looks amaaaaaazing! Can’t wait to try this one this weekend!

  3. 2pots2cook

    January 19, 2017 at 1:49 am

    Well I thought could be careful with my diet this January but I have just changed my mind 🙂

  4. Sandra

    January 20, 2017 at 5:15 pm

    I would love to dig into this crap dip and I may even share with my husband! Looks delicious, Debi!

  5. Janette@CulinaryGinger.com

    January 21, 2017 at 10:03 am

    There are not many things better than a warm dip and crab is my favorite. It would be hard to share 🙂

  6. Veena Azmanov

    February 6, 2017 at 8:44 am

    I LOVE crab dip . Definitely going to give this a try.. SOOON.

  7. Platter Talk

    February 6, 2017 at 9:05 am

    This is my kind of dip, to the point of I could make a meal from it!

  8. Amanda {Striped Spatula}

    February 6, 2017 at 9:05 am

    Oh gosh, warm crab dip is one of my true weaknesses! I can’t control myself around it, haha. Yours looks so rich and creamy!

  9. christinegalvani

    February 6, 2017 at 9:24 am

    This dip tastes amazing! It’s great for game day or a get together! My guests and I love the cheese and crab mixture!

  10. Julie Menghini

    December 23, 2019 at 2:47 pm

    5 stars
    We loved this hot crab dip! It’s so creamy and delicious and I’m making it again for our Superbowl party! Thanks for such a delicious recipe!

  11. Barbara

    December 20, 2024 at 1:35 pm

    I I’d like to make this recipe this weekend but I have a couple questions, Approximately how much does this recipe make and what size baking dish did you use? Thank you.

  12. Debi

    December 20, 2024 at 1:41 pm

    Barbara, thanks for your interest in this recipe. It makes about 3-4 cups of crab dip. That would fit into an 8×8 baking dish, a loaf pan, 2-quart casserole dish, or any other oven proof dish you may want to use.

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