Best Crab And Cheese Spread Recipes

HOT-CRAB AND PIMIENTO-CHEESE SPREAD

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Chock-full of crab and topped with chunks of rustic bread, this irresistible spread is substantial and hearty. Offer a knife for slathering it onto cut vegetables.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
6 ounces extra-sharp yellow cheddar cheese, grated (about 2 cups)
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
8 ounces crab meat, picked over
1/4 cup chopped pimiento (from a 4-ounce jar)
1/4 cup sliced scallions (from about 3 scallions)
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, plus more to taste
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
Hot sauce
1 1/2 cups torn rustic bread (from 1 loaf, crust trimmed)
Endive leaves, cucumber spears, and celery sticks, for serving

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mash cream cheese in a bowl until very soft. Add cheddar and 1/2 cup mayonnaise and stir to combine. Stir in crab, pimiento, scallions, lemon juice, salt, and hot sauce to taste. Spoon mixture into two 14-ounce baking dishes, dividing evenly.
Stir together torn bread and remaining 2 tablespoons mayonnaise. Top spread with bread mixture, dividing evenly. Bake on a baking sheet until golden brown and bubbling, about 25 minutes. Serve immediately with vegetables.

CRAB AND CHEESE SPREAD

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Serve this creamy cheese and crab spread on crackers, or use it as a dip for breadsticks and veggies. You can also use shrimp instead of the crab.

Provided by LINDY LESSARD

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Dips and Spreads Recipes Crab Dip Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
2 green onions, finely chopped
1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained and flaked
1 (8 ounce) jar cocktail sauce

Steps:

In a medium bowl, blend the cream cheese, lemon juice and hot pepper sauce. Stir in the green onions and crabmeat. Chill in the refrigerator at least 1 hour before serving.
When ready to serve, top with cocktail sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 81.1 calories, Carbohydrate 2.5 g, Cholesterol 26.8 mg, Fat 6.7 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 197 mg, Sugar 1.4 g

HOT-CRAB AND PIMIENTO-CHEESE SPREAD

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Two Southern favorites-hot crab dip and pimiento cheese-are better than one, especially when they are combined to create a delightfully creamy appetizer. Making the spread couldn't be simpler: The ingredients are quickly mixed together, then it takes less than a half-hour to bake until golden, bubbling, and ready to serve with chips and crudités. A pre-dinner winner, if ever there was one.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 bar (8 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature
6 ounces extra-sharp yellow cheddar cheese, shredded (about 2 cups)
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
8 ounces jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over
1/4 cup chopped pimiento (from a 4-ounce jar)
1/4 cup sliced scallions (from about 3 scallions)
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, plus more to taste
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
Hot sauce (such as Tabasco)
11/2 cups torn rustic bread (from 1 loaf, crust removed)
Assorted accompaniments, such as cucumber spears, endive leaves, and potato chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°F. Mash cream cheese in a bowl until very soft. Add cheddar and 1/2 cup mayonnaise and stir to combine. Stir in crab, pimiento, scallions, lemon juice, salt, and hot sauce to taste. Spoon mixture into a 2-quart baking dish.
Stir together torn bread and remaining 2 tablespoons mayonnaise in a bowl, then sprinkle over spread. Bake on a baking sheet until golden brown and bubbling, about 25 minutes. Serve immediately with accompaniments.