warm crab dip

ON OUR HONEYMOON WE ATE AT THE RAINFOREST CAFE AND LOVED THE BLUE CRAB DIP...I FIND SEVERAL RECIPES BUT I WONDER IF ANYONE HAS ONE THEY HAVE TRIED AND GOT "MMMM, THIS IS GREAT".  I'M MAKING IT FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AT MY NEW IN-LAWS HOME.  TINK'S TWIST ON THE ARTICHOKE DIP SOUNDS GOOD, I'LL HAVE TO TRY THAT NEXT TIME.

This is good but maybe not the same.

Joes crab shack blue crab dip (top secret version)

1 8oz pkg cream cheese softened

2 cups crabmeat

1/4 cup diced green onion

1Tbsp minced mild red chile pepper

1 Tbsp mild green chiles

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

2Tbsp shredded parmesan cheese

GARNISH

paprika       1Tbsp minced fresh parsley

1 preheat oven to broil

2 combine first seven ingredients

3 spread mixture in oven-safe dish so that dip is about one inch deep

4 Sprinkle parmesan over top

5 broil for 3-4 min or until cheese begins to brown

6 sprinkle with garnish Serve with tortilla chips or crackers

Makes approx. 2 cups

sounds good, i'll give it a try.

I have made this crab dip for many years at the holidays. Not much to making it but it is so good.

My Crab Dip

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2 T. onions, diced

1 (6 oz) can of crabmeat, drained

1 block of cream cheese (8 oz) softened

5 shakes Worcestershire sauce

salt & pepper, or other powdered seasonings, to taste

Combine all in ingredients in pyrex bowl or other oven-proof small casserole. Mix well and bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Garnish with paprika. Serve with ripple chips or favorite crackers.

I've been making this one for years. It is tried and true.

Eastern Shore Crab Dip

1/2 pound crabmeat

2 Tablespoons Old Bay

4 oz sour cream

8 oz cream cheese

1/2 Tablespoon worchestershire sauce

2 Tablespoons mayo

1 tsp horseradish

1 Tablespoon minced green onion (fresh)

1/2 tsp dry mustard

1/2 tsp garlic salt

1 Tablespoon Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese - divided

2 Tablespoons milk

Sprinkle the Old Bay on the crabmeat and set aside. Mix all other ingredients together- using half of the cheddar cheese- on med. speed in the mixer. Fold in the crabmeat by hand. Pour in a buttered 1 quart casserole dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheddar cheese on top of the casserole. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.