The Best Spicy Crab Dip
This dip is made with fresh lump crab meat for a fresh and delicious flavor. Mixed with gruyere cheese, jalapeño, hot sauce, lemon, cream cheese, and more. You'll find this crab dip lets the crab be the star of the show!
Ingredients
- 1 lb lump crab meat
- 1 cup gruyere cheese or sharp white cheddar, shredded and divided into ¾ cup and ¼ cup portions
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup whipped cream cheese
- ¼ cup finely diced jalapeño about 1 medium jalapeño
- 4-6 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 ½ tablespoon chives chopped
- 1 ½ tablespoon your favorite hot sauce
- 2 teaspoon old bay seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- In a medium sized bowl, mix together all ingredients except the crab and ¼ cup of gruyere.
- Gently fold in the crab, trying your best to not break up the crab lumps.
- Transfer into an 8" baking pan or pie dish, or something or similar size. Sprinkle with remaining gruyere.
- Bake for about 20 minutes, until golden and bubbly on the edges.
- Remove from heat.
- Serve warm, with toasted baguette slices, tortilla chips, crackers, and/or chopped vegetables for dipping.
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