Hot and Spicy Chesapeake Crab Dip
 
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This appetizer is great if you are entertaining a crowd! It could be halved easily for a smaller portion. Serve with sliced baguettes, torn pita-style bread or your favorite crackers.
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Seafood/Maryland
Serves: 12 servings
Ingredients
  • 2- 8 oz. bricks of Neufchatel, (1/3 less fat) cream cheese, softened
  • 4 oz. of sharp white cheddar cheese, grated
  • 4 oz. of Monterey Jack cheese, grated
  • 2 oz. of Parmesan cheese, grated
  • ½ c. mayonnaise
  • ½ c. sour cream, low fat
  • 2 T. Dijon mustard
  • 2-4 cloves of garlic, minced- your preference for taste- I use 2
  • 2 T. Worcestershire sauce, low-sodium
  • 1 T. Old Bay seasoning
  • ¼ t. cayenne pepper
  • 1 pound lump or jumbo lump crab meat, picked of cartilage and shells
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Soften the two unwrapped bricks cream cheese in the microwave for about 25-30 seconds.
  3. Grate the 3 cheeses, then toss them together in a Ziploc bag to evenly distribute.
  4. Whisk together the mayo, sour cream, mustard, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay and cayenne pepper.
  5. Combine the mixture until well blended.
  6. Add the softened cream cheese and continue to blend until well incorporated. (You should not see white streaks of cream cheese.)
  7. Add the grated cheese and fold in until evenly distributed.
  8. Pick the crabmeat of shells and cartilage and place in a large bowl.
  9. Add the crab to the Old Bay/cheese mixture. Blend gently until evenly distributed with crab meat.
  10. Place in dish about the size of a large pie pan, or 3 soup crocks which are oven safe.
  11. Cook time may vary according to the depth of the dish you choose. Start with 30 minutes. The mixture should be slightly bubbly. The soup crocks took about 33 minutes. If you desire, place it under broiler for an additional couple of minutes to lightly brown before removing from oven. Watch carefully!
Recipe by My Dragonfly Cafe at https://mydragonflycafe.com/hot-and-spicy-chesapeake-crab-dip/