Hi all! GREAT APPETIZER RECIPE!!

I came across this recipe when I was looking for a way to use up good canned crab meat... I'll put the link since it is not my creation - but I have made changes that I'll note here..

http://olddutchfoods.ca/recipes/inde...7&recipe_id=59

See my comments/changes below...

HOT CRAB SPREAD

Ingredients:
1 7-1/2 oz can lump crabmeat (my cans come in 6 oz size so I changed other amounts to fit this)
1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened (6 ounces for my version)
1/4 cup finely chopped onion (I used scallions, a MUCH better alternative, in addition to being lower carb!)
2 tablespoons mayonnaise (I used 1 and a half T)
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice (I actually doubled this to 1 T)
1 drop Tabasco sauce (ha! is there such a thing as one drop of Tabasco? I used four and could still not taste it!)
Pine nuts for garnish (I used a liberal amount and covered the dish before heating - it worked out GREAT)

Directions:
Drain excess liquid from crab, and remove any shell or cartilage. With a fork, lightly flake crab meat. Mix together all ingredients except pine nuts. Then top with pine nuts. Bake at 375? degrees in a pie plate or other shallow dish for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. (I used a small pyrex - a pie plate would have been too big) Serve warm.


(So how many changes would I have to make to a recipe to not have to link it to the original? I mean, does changing amounts and types of ingredients count?)... just musing...

ENJOY!!

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This looks good Rachel.

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Thanks rachel - Good recipe for when you want to impress someone. Or just enjoy the he** out of something delicious.

Rachel, fyi, it is "your" recipe now, though you might still want to list the original person as your "inspriation"

Sounds yummy

Thanks Sharron! I want to be careful - especially with stuff I find on-line, in large part because I myself have posted articles and recipes and would be angry if someone put something I'd written or developed out there as "their own".

It is a really yummy spread... great on crunchy low carb things like celery.

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Quien canta, sus males espanta... ("She who sings fightens away her ills") Miguel de Cervantes

I agree with Rob, Rach. This looks like it would not only be yummy, but also be quite impressive. A double whammy!

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I made this last night and DH and I both thought it was very tasty indeed. I served it over spaghetti squash noodles. It was a bit soupy when I put it in the oven, but it firmed up while cooking (I let it cool a few minutes in the baking pan before serving).

My only problem was the mediocre quality of the Sunkist White Crab Meat I used. Next time, I'll either use fresh, frozen or a better quality of canned crab, if I can find one.

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Hi Terry... what a GREAT idea to serve over something like the sp. noodles... brilliant. I might suggest that the best canned crab I've ever found, without getting fresh dungeoness, for example, is at Costco, of all places. I can't remember the name but it's 16 oz. in a black can (red letters, etc. on the outside) - very, very nice crab meat.

Thanks for the inspiration on the noodles - cool!!

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(the horn is in honor of DH!)
Quien canta, sus males espanta... ("She who sings fightens away her ills") Miguel de Cervantes