Hot Crab And Cheese Dip

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 16 ounces crabmeat (claw)
• 8 ounces cream cheese (room temp)
• 1 cup cheese (shredded, i like a sharp cheese but use what you like)
• 1/4 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce (you want some heat but not to take over the flavor)
• 1/2 cup shrimp (chopped raw peeled and devined)
• 1 tablespoon garlic (minced)
• 1 teaspoon old bay seasoning
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (1 tsp dry)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients in no special order - except to make sure you whip the cream cheese slightly.
• 2 pour into a well greased oven safe bowl and bake for 30 mins or until the cheese bubbles up.
• 3 serve with crustinies* or warm bread.
• 4 *crustinies are simple slices of your favorite italian bread (1/4" or less cut on an angle) rubbed with a raw clove of garlic (cut the clove in half and simply rub over each slice of bread) a drizzle of olive oil and a dash of parmesan on each slice. bake at 325°f till golden brown.