Name: Maryland Crab Dip
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Ingredients: 8 oz cream cheese package (at room temp); 2 cup sour cream (16 oz. container); 16 oz can claw crab meat, drained (1 - 16 oz can refrigerated or 3 6 oz. cans shelf stable); 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese; 3 green onions (finely chopped ); 1 tsp seafood seasoning (Enspice Cape Cod or Old Bay); baguette slices & lemon wedges (to serve )

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Craving crab? Time to make this creamy, cheesy delicious Baked Maryland Crab Dip recipe! This crab dip comes together quickly & effortlessly with less than 10 minutes prep time. Serve with baguette slices (or pita slices, crackers, celery) and lemon wedges. Or top it on french fries and smother in seafood seasoning for Crabby Fries!

Originally published 11/15/20.

Maryland & It’s Love for Blue Crab

Visit Maryland and you’ll notice one thing on every menu. Maryland Blue Crab. It’s so loved that it’s officially their state food.

Freshly steamed in crab boils, crab cakes, crab soups, crab dips, crab fries – it’s everywhere & in everything.

Oh, and some days you may be lucky enough to find an “all you can eat” of fresh steamed crab. Sometimes boil style, sometimes just crab – always smothered in seafood seasoning. Get to cracking!

Feeling a little more Maine than Maryland today? Check out this recipe for Lobster Rolls!

Craving crab dip – but crab is not in the budget? Check out my Tuna Dip recipe!

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Ingredients & Instructions

Baked Crab Dip with Baguette Slices & Lemon Wedges

Okay, so this recipe is about foolproof. Mix everything up and bake.

As for the crab – you have options.

Of course nothing is better than fresh – but I don’t have that right now. In all honesty – when I do have fresh crab – it’s getting picked apart and devoured the moment it’s steamed. So I’ve always use the canned stuff for this. I grab a 16 ounce can of pasteurized crab claw meat (in the refrigerated seafood section at your store). If you’re on a budget, you can grab the crab meat in the aisle alongside canned tuna – you’ll need three 6 ounce cans.

I serve this dip with baguette slices (pita slices or crackers work too) and lemon wedges. A squirt of lemon juice really takes this dip to another level.

Someone I shared this recipe says it’s their brunch hit. They scoop it on top of English muffins, broil it and served with Bloody Mary’s. Yum – I need an invite!

Oh, and let’s not forget about Crabby Fries!!! Serve this Baked Crab Dip on top of french fries and smother in seafood seasoning. Serve with an ice cold beer – it’s perfection!

Crabby Fries - French Fries topped with Crab Dip

Anyway you serve it, it’s like cheesy, crabby heaven.

This Maryland Crab Dip mixes up effortlessly and can be made ahead of time. Refrigerate and bake when ready. It also reheats great as well. I often bake this in smaller dishes instead of an 8×8 dish – do what works for you!

Hope you enjoy!

Amanda ♥

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Maryland Crab Dip

Craving crab? Time to make this creamy, cheesy delicious baked Maryland Crab Dip! This crab dip comes together quickly & effortlessly with less than 10 minutes prep time. Serve with baguette or pita slices, crackers, celery and lemon wedges.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 45

Course Appetizer, appetizers, Seafood

Cuisine American

Servings

Ingredients

8 oz cream cheese package at room temp
2 cup sour cream 16 oz. container
16 oz can claw crab meat, drained 1 – 16 oz can refrigerated or 3 6 oz. cans shelf stable
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
3 green onions finely chopped
1 tsp seafood seasoning Enspice Cape Cod or Old Bay
baguette slices & lemon wedges to serve

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease / spray square baking dish/dishes.
In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese till smooth. Add sour cream, mix until combined.
Fold in crab, shredded cheese, finely snipped green onions and seafood seasoning.
Spoon/scrape mixture in baking dish. Sprinkle with additional seafood seasoning
Bake uncovered for 45 minutes. Top should be a golden brown.
Serve with baguette slices (or crackers, pita slices, celery) & lemon wedges.

Notes

This Maryland Crab Dip mixes up effortlessly and can be made ahead of time. Refrigerate and bake when ready. It also reheats great as well.

I often bake this in various smaller dishes instead of an 8×8 dish – do what works for you!

Also try this dip as Crabby Fries – served on top of french fries and smothered in seafood seasoning.

Keyword crab, crab dip, dip, seafood

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