Crab Rangoon is a very popular appetizer at the local Chinese Food restaurants. It’s also a great appetizer made with crab ingredients! The cream cheese mixed with the crab creates a smooth texture enveloped inside of crispy wontons. Because this recipe is baked, you will enjoy a much lower fat content than the traditional frying method.

Ingredients16 ounces packages neufchatel cheese, softened (low fat cream cheese)
4-5 green onions, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained and flaked
1 garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 (48 count) package wonton skins
¼ cup melted butter

Directions

Lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking oil or Pam.

Mix the Neufchatel cheese, onions, soy sauce, garlic, Worcestershire sauce in a medium bowl. Gently fold in the crabmeat.

Take the wonton skins and place 1 teaspoon of the crab mix into the center of each wonton.
Moisten the edges of the wonton with water. Fold the wontons in half to form a triangle, and press the edges to seal.

Next, pull the corners together and press to seal. Check the package for an example of how the crab rangoons should look. Arrange the crab rangoons on the baking sheet and brush them with the melted butter.

Bake the crab rangoon in the oven at 425º for 12-15 minutes, or until they turn a golden brown color.
Serve these seafood appetizers hot with sweet and sour sauce.

Having a gourmet seafood meal tonight? Try this gourmet seafood appetizer - Crab Puffs. Crab puffs are made with the flaky texture of crescent rolls on the outside and creamy cream cheese mixture combined with crabmeat on the inside. This crab appetizer can be a little filling so make sure that guests don’t fill up on it before the main course! With its amazing tasts, guests often cannot get enough.

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Deviled crab is a really neat recipe because there are so many variations and ways to serve deviled crab. You can serve this dish in the actual cleaned out crab shells for a crabby seafood appearance, topped with Old Bay Seasoning or can serve it in cute crab dishes - whatever you have available. You can use either canned or fresh crab meat for this yummy meal/appetizer.

Here is how you can make deviled crab at home.

Ingredients -

1 lb crab meat
1 small chopped onion
3 tablespoons of butter
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3/4 cup of milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 egg, beaten
1.5 teaspoons powdered mustard
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1/4 cup bread crumbs
2 tablespoons of flour
hot sauce of choice

Directions -

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Grease the inside of crab shells or small dishes for the deviled crab.

Combine the bread crumbs with 1 tablespoon of butter. The mixture will be crumbly. Set aside.

Saute 2 tablespoons of butter with the chopped onion in a skillet until the onion turns tender. Add the 2 tablespoons of four and stir. Continue by adding the milk gradually and cooking the mixture until it turns thick while stirring continuously. Next, add the lemon juice, cayenne pepper, and powdered mustard.

Take the beaten egg and add 4 drops of hot sauce to the egg. Stir and then add the egg mixture to the skillet. Add the crab meat and parsley and place in the crab shells or dishes, depending on how you want to display the deviled crab.

Scatter the bread crumbs on tops of the deviled crabs. Bake for 20-25 minutes until browned.

There are so many times when I eat at a restaurant and wish that I knew how to cook or prepare some of the items on the menu. So after some searching and trial and error, I have found a recipe for an awesome crab dip and tweaked it so that is just like the one at Joe’s Crab Shack! Serve this crab dip with some whole grain crackers at your next summer party or superbowl party and you are sure to have some happy guests.

Just like Joe’s Crab Shack Crabby Dip

Ingredients

6-8 ounces of fresh blue crab meat

2 oz of softened Cream Cheese

1/2 Cup Sour Cream (substitute with low fat for a lower calorie dip)
4 teaspoons of Diced Sweet Onion
1 Tablespoons of Butter, softened
4 teaspoons Finely Diced Green Pepper
1/4 tsp. Seasoned Salt
Pinch of Paprika
1 Tablespoon of Mayo
1/2 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Fresh Diced Green Onion to garnish
Fresh Chopped Parsley to garnish

Directions -

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a shallow baking dish.

In a medium bowl, blend together the mayonnaise, softened butter, sour cream, and softened cream cheese until the mixture is smooth. Next, combine the mozzarella cheese, onions, and green peppers. Finally, blend in the crab meat carefully (I always blend crab meat last so that the pieces are not minced down). Take the mixture and spoon it into the baking dish. Place the dip in the oven for about 12-14 minutes. The crab dip mixture will bubble when it is done. 

Serve the dip in a pretty serving bowl surrounded by whole grain fancy crackers. For a larger party, you can double or triple the recipe.

Enjoy!

Here is a great recipe that the kids are sure to love. I personally like how these have so much crab in them rather than tasting like they’re filled with breading. The twist to this appetizer is that it is like a tater tot, only it’s a crab tot! Try it and let me know what you think! (more…)