Crab Dip in a Bread Bowl
I whipped up this recipe for a get-together when my husband had no interest in the spinach dip I had prepared. Ranch salad dressing mix is the fantastic flavoring.—Sharon Monroe, Littleton, Colorado10 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 30 min.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf (1 pound) loaf sourdough bread
- 2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream
- 2 cans (6 ounces each) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed or 2 cups imitation crabmeat
- 1 can (8 ounces) water chestnuts, drained and chopped
- 1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix
- Assorted fresh vegetables
Directions
- Cut top fourth off of the loaf of bread; carefully hollow out bottom,
- leaving a 1-in. shell. Cube removed bread; set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, crab, water chestnuts and
- salad dressing mix.
- Fill bread shell with crab dip. Serve with vegetables and reserved
- bread cubes. Yield: 2-1/2 cups.
Nutrition Facts: 1/4 cup dip (calculated without bread and vegetables) equals 147 calories, 8 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 62 mg cholesterol, 357 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 9 g protein.