Crab Melts
Crab melts are an easy but sophisticated appetizer with a creamy, cheesy crab mixture that’s baked onto slices of French bread. Everyone will go crazy for these!
Yield: 12 -15 servings
Ingredients
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 (6 oz.) can flaked crabmeat, picked over for shells (see notes)
- 1 oz. pimientos (drained; see notes)
- 1 package (2 loaves) ready to bake French bread
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Melt the butter and cheese in a small sauce pan over low heat until combined.
- Add the lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and garlic salt and mix well.
- Add the mixture to a large bowl. Add the crab and pimentos and carefully fold in.
- Slice the bread into ½ inch slices and spread with the crab mixture. Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake at 350 for 15 minutes, until hot and bubbly. Serve hot.
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Notes
Crab: You’ll want to buy a 6 oz. can of flaked crabmeat for this recipe. Look for backfin or special crabmeat. Be sure to pick over your crabmeat and remove any little bits of shell.
Pimientos: A 2 oz. jar is the smallest I can find for canned pimientos at the store. I use the whole thing and it works great.
Leftovers: Leftovers can be kept for 1-2 days, covered, in the refrigerator. Reheat in a toaster oven or regular oven until hot.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 95kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 223mg | Sugar: 1g
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