Lighter Crab Dip Recipes

CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, onion, mayonnaise, crabmeat, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Spread mixture into a 1 quart baking dish.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. While the dip is baking, cut a circle in the top of the bread, and scoop out the inside to create a bread bowl. Tear the removed bread into pieces for dipping.
• Remove baked crab dip from the oven, and stir well. Spoon the mixture into the hollowed out loaf. Place bread bowl and chunks of bread on a medium baking sheet, and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Serve hot.

LIGHTER CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Grease an oven proof dish (about 6 cup capacity) and preheat oven to 180c or moderate temperature.
• Mix together all ingredients apart from panko crumbs and extra parmesan.
• Pour into baking dish, sprinkle the top with panko and extra parmesan, then bak in the oven about 30 minutes or until bubbling, and golden.

HOT ARTICHOKE AND CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine cream cheese and mayonnaise in a large bowl until smooth; stir in garlic. Gently stir artichoke hearts, crab, Parmesan cheese, 1/3 cup green onion, 1/3 cup red bell pepper, and cayenne pepper into cream cheese mixture. Transfer the dip to a 9-inch pie dish and sprinkle top with bread crumbs.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crumb topping is golden brown and dip is hot, 20 to 30 minutes. Garnish with 2 teaspoons green onion and 2 teaspoons chopped red bell pepper.

LIGHTER CRAB RANGOON DIP

Steps:

• Dip: Soften cream cheese in microwave.
• Stir in rest of ingredients (except wonton wrappers and parmesan cheese).
• Spread in serving bowl.
• Before serving, microwave to warm.
• Top with sweet and sour sauce.
• To make wonton strips (for dipping):.
• Cut each wonton wrapper in half.
• Spray with nonstick cooking spray (on pan and on top) and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Bake 5-7 minutes at 375 or until slightly brown.