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Hot Crab Dip Recipe

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"I have six children and one grandchild, work full-time, and coach soccer and football," comments Teri Rasey of Cadillac, Michigan. "So I appreciate recipes like this one that are easy to assemble." The rich creamy dip is a fun appetizer for a holiday gathering.

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Hot Crab Dip Recipe

Prep: 5 min. Cook: 3 hours

Yield: 20 Servings

5 180 185

Ingredients

1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup salsa
3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, cubed
2 packages (8 ounces each) imitation crabmeat, flaked
1 cup thinly sliced green onions
1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies
Assorted crackers

Directions

In a small bowl, combine milk and salsa. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. slow cooker. Stir in cream cheese, crab, onions and chilies. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Serve with crackers. Yield: about 5 cups.

Nutritional Analysis: One 1/4-cup serving (prepared with fat-free milk and reduced-fat cream cheese; calculated without crackers) equals 80 calories, 3 g fat (0 saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 385 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 7 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 lean meat, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Hot Crab Dip in Quick Cooking November/December 1999, p35

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Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2012 by Anne Shore

Loved it! The little bit of "heat" from the salsa and green chilies makes it so good!

After reading the other reviews, I cut back to 2 pkg. of cream cheese & added 2 cans of tiny shrimp. I used reduced fat cream cheese and it tasted delicious.

I liked it just as well, if not better, served cold the next day with some chopped celery to give it some crunch!

Reviewed on Feb. 06, 2012 by bltbananas

Made it for the Super Bowl. It was extremely easy to make and very delicious, everyone at the party raved about it.

Reviewed on Feb. 06, 2012 by nleather

I loved this recipe. I added a can of tiny shrimp and it was fabulous!

Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2011 by LORI SHROCK

A friend and myself tried several different crap dip receipes, we found this dip and have never deter from it. Excellent, and requested alot by friends and famly.

Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2010 by minnesotaquilter

I made this recipe, using only one (not two) packages of cream cheese, so that the crabmeat flavor would be more pronounced. I received many compliments, and will definitely make it again!

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2010 by teenwave

This has been a favorite or ours for a number of years! It is so easy to make. My youngest son asks for it year round!!!

Reviewed on Feb. 27, 2010 by kcasteel

I made this for a work function. It was a hit. Everyone loved it.

Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2009 by misSky

My cousin told me about this recipe and i tried it and my whole family including me loved it.

Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2009 by twinkle8o3

I made this for a family gathering and it got a lot of compliments.

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