Party Appetizers - Cold Crab Dip Recipe

A delicious Cold Crab dip is always a Super Bowl party appetizers favorite in our house, but a great cold crab dip recipe should not take you long to prepare and should use only a few ingredients to allow the wonderful taste of the crab meat to come through.

At Appetizers Unlimited, we have tried many a different long and complicated cold crab dip recipe, but in the end we have always found that the simpliest and easiest cold crab dip recipe tastes the best.

With that philosophy in mind, we tried this wonderfully easy cold crab dip recipe courtesy Cooks.com and have now added it to our own repertoire of tried-and-true party appetizers favorites.

Enjoy!

COLD CRAB DIP RECIPE

8 oz. cream cheese
4 oz. sour cream
1/2 grated onion
Paprika
Cayenne (red) pepper
1 can crab meat

Blend softened cream cheese with sour cream. Add onion and seasoning. Blend. Then add crab meat. Let stand at least 1/2 hour. Serve with artisan or butter crackers.

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Kraft Appetizer Recipes Collection - Cold Crab Dip Recipe

Crab dip is always a party appetizer favorite at our gatherings, but a great cold crab dip recipe is hard to find. When we did discover this simple recipe for a quick crab dip appetizer with red pepper from the Kraft appetizer recipes collection, we decided to give it a try but never quite expected the wonderful results or rave reviews we received!!

This quick and easy cold crab dip recipe takes almost no time to prepare and assemble but your guests will think you have spent hours making it. And since crab appetizers and crab dip are always viewed as gourmet appetizers, your friends will feel that you have gone out of your way to make them feel special.

Allow at least 1 hour to refrigerate, serve with a selection of gourmet crackers or artisan breads, and prepare yourself to accept the compliments that are certain to flow your way!!

Cold Crab Dip Recipe with Red Pepper

Ingredients:
2 green onions, thinly sliced, divided
1 tup (250 g) light cream cheese spread
1 can (120 g) chunk crab meat, drained
1/2 cup shredded old cheddar cheese
1/2 cup finely chopped red peppers
1 tblsp dijon mustard

Directions:
RESERVE 2 tblsp onions. Mix remaining onions with all remaining ingredients except crackers; cover.
REFRIGERATE at least 1 hour.
SPRINKLE with reserved onions. Serve with crackers and artisan breads.

Enjoy!!

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