Are you searching for holiday appetizer ideas for your next party or maybe you just love the flavor that crab meat can offer when it comes to making and serving appetizers. If you do, you may be interested in these two crab meat dip recipes. Both are delicious while being served with crackers, chips or tortillas as well as many other things.
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Recipe for Zesty Crab Meat Dip
What You Need
- 1 package cream cheese 8 ounce
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 crushed garlic cloves
- ½ teaspoon seasoning salt
- 2 cans crab meat 7 ounce
How to Make It
You will want to make this dip recipe several hours ahead of time and refrigerate it to chill until time to serve.
Lay the cream cheese out to soften about 20 to 30 minutes before preparation time.
Using a large mixing bowl, you will combine the softened cream cheese with the mayonnaise and then the sour cream. Mix thoroughly and then mix in the Worcestershire and Tabasco sauces, the cayenne pepper, garlic, and seasoning salt.
After mixing thoroughly you will then stir in the crab meat. You may want to salt and pepper to taste and then place the dip in the refrigerator to chill overnight or for at least 3 or 4 hours before serving to family, friends, and guests.
You might like to serve this zesty crab meat dip with crackers, chips, tortillas and more.
Recipe for Hot and Delicious Hot Crab Dip
What You Need
- 1 finely chopped small onion
- 1 package cream cheese 8 ounce
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon dill weed
- 1 can drained crab meat
How to Make It
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Using a food processor, finely chop the onion and then add the cream cheese. Add the paprika and dill weed and then process once more.
Next, you will add the drained crab meat and process again quickly for about 2 or 3 seconds until well blended.
Pour this mixture into a medium size baking dish and place in the over to heat for about 20 to 25 minutes before serving.
You can serve this with crackers, chips, or tortillas. You may even consider adapting this recipe as well as the other by replacing the crab meat with shrimp for a more elegant party dip.
