Lighter Crab Dip Food

EASY COLD CRAB DIP RECIPE WITH CREAM CHEESE - 5 MINUTES

Steps:

• Blend together the cream cheese, sour cream, lemon juice, and seasoning in a blender or food processor, until smooth.
• Fold in the crab meat and chives using a spatula. (Do this gently and don't over-mix. You want some lumps of crab throughout.)
• Transfer to a bowl, cover in plastic wrap, and chill until ready to serve.

CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Make the dip: Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, shallots, dill, lemon zest, lemon juice, white wine vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl. Gently fold in the crabmeat. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Chill for 2 hours or overnight.
• Serve with crackers or carrots and celery.

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 CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Stir together the cream cheese, sour cream, hot sauce, crab boil spice, and garlic in a medium saucepan until smooth; season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Heat the cream cheese mixture over medium-low heat until warm, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes. Fold in the crab, scallions, parsley and lemon juice and warm until heated through, about 1 minute more. Serve immediately.
• Nutritional analysis per 1/4 cup serving (does not include crackers): Calories 125; Total Fat 8g (Sat Fat 4g, Mono Fat 2g, Poly Fat 0.5g); Protein 11g; Carb 2g; Fiber 0g; Cholesterol 58mg; Sodium 349mg

LOW FAT HOT CRAB DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Using a stick blender, combine cream cheese, cottage cheese, and mayonnaise, blending until smooth.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir with a fork until well combined.
• Lightly coat a small casserole dish or pie plate with non-fat cooking spray.
• Pour crab mixture into casserole dish.
• Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• I serve this with crackers and torn up chunks of sourdough bread.

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 HOT CRAB AND ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 drgrees F.
• Combine the softened cream cheese with all other ingredients in a shallow ovenproof casserole dish.
• Sprinkle top with additional parmesan cheese.
• Place prepared dish in oven and heat until hot and bubbly and top is lightly golden, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven ,allow to cool slightly and serve.

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.