Whether you’re in the mood for soup, salad or crab cakes, these Crab Recipes fit the bill! There is something to satisfy everyone’s tastes!
If you’ve been around here for any length of time, you might have caught on to my love for crab. There are just SO many ways to prepare crab, and I can’t get enough of it. Plus, living in Maryland makes it kind of a necessity, right?
These Crab Recipes have everything from soups to salads, crab stuffed beef and even side dishes with crab. So whether you want it as an appetizer, dinner or side, you’ll find what you’re looking for here.
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Appetizer Crab Recipes
Crab Cake Egg Rolls
Creamy jumbo lump crab meat and cheese stuffed in a crunchy egg roll wrapper, gently fried and topped with spicy Old Bay aioli.
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Crab Stuffed Mushrooms
With a delicious creamy crab filling, these Crab Stuffed Mushrooms are the BEST! Great for dinner parties, or even a light lunch or dinner!
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Crab Rangoon Dip
This Crab Rangoon Dip is creamy, cheesy and packs all the flavor of the classic crab rangoon. It's quick & easy to make and takes only 30 minutes to make!
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Crab Bruschetta Recipe
Crab Bruschetta is a mound of fresh tomatoes, garlic basil and buttery crab meat piled high on crispy toast. This is one of the best appetizers out there!
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Avocado Crab Rangoon
Crispy wontons stuffed with a cream cheese, avocado and lump crab meat filling. Fry, air fry or bake and serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
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Maryland Crab Dip
Hot Crab Dip with cream cheese is a is a Maryland classic! Blended with cheese, lump crab meat and old bay, this crab dip served hot is the best party appetizer recipe!
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Crab Soup Recipes
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
Easy, homemade butternut squash made with apple and Greek yogurt. Make ahead and freezer friendly- perfect for a cozy winter night.
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Spicy Crab and Sausage Soup
Spicy Crab and Sausage Soup is a quick, easy and flavorful appetizer or dinner recipes. Full of vegetables, sausage and crab, it is soul warming and super easy.
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Salad Crab Recipes
Italian Seafood Salad
Made with shrimp, calamari and lump blue crab meat, this Italian Seafood Salad is one of the easiest but most delicious seafood salad recipes you’ll ever make. Perfect as an appetizer or light meal!
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Watermelon Crab Salad Recipe
Watermelon Crab Salad is a refreshing salad with a little bit of heat.
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Crab Avocado Salad Recipe
Crab Avocado Salad is a simple and healthy salad. Buttery lump crab with creamy avocado, red onion, jalapeno and bell peppers topped with Miso Dressing.
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Crab Side Dishes
Crab Smashed Potatoes
Crispy smashed potatoes slathered in butter, topped with creamy crab, given another butter bath before being topped with bacon and baked.
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Crabby Totchos
Crabby Totchos are crispy fried tater tots smothered in hot crab dip and topped with melty cheddar cheese. The perfect party appetizer!
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Crab Main Dishes
Crab Cakes Hollandaise
Crab Cakes Hollandaise is a decadently delicious dish that is perfect as an entree or as an appetizer. It is certain to wow your guests.
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Crab Imperial
Baked Crab Imperial is a creamy and buttery masterpiece made with lump crab meat, fresh lemon and topped with bread crumbs.
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Crab Melt
This Crab Melt will become your favorite open faced sandwich recipe! Deliciously cheesy and easy to make!
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Oscar Style Steak (Crab oscar)
Fork tender beef tenderloin filets topped with crab oscar and buttery sauce! Ready in under 30 minutes and the perfect romantic dinner idea.
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Crab Dip Stuffed Artichoke Hearts
Crab Dip Stuffed Artichoke Hearts takes traditional hot crab dip and bakes in an artichoke heart, topping it with crunchy panko and Sriracha Aioli.
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Crab Stuffed Beef Tenderloin
Crab Stuffed Beef Tenderloin takes a tenderloin and fills the center with buttered crab and caramelized onions, then baked to perfection with a black pepper bark.
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Maryland Style Crab Cake Recipe
Maryland Crab Cakes are made with jumbo lump crab meat with little filler, Dijon mustard and Old Bay Seasoning plus secrets to making authentic Chesapeake crab cakes!
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Stuffed Lobster Tail
Crab Stuffed Lobster Tails is the ideal dinner for a special occasion. You won’t beleive how easy they are to make!
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Creamy Seafood Stuffed Shells Recipe
Pasta shells stuffed with a mixed seafood filling and topped with a sherry spiked cream sauce. Perfect for a fancy dinner, the holidays or just a random weeknight.
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Creamy Shrimp Scampi Bread Bowl
Creamy Shrimp Scampi Bread Bowl can be an easy appetizer or entree, dipping bread in the rich scampi sauce with succulent shrimp.
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Instant Pot Crab Legs
If you have seafood lovers in your family that love Crab legs, you can now easily satisfy their cravings by cooking crab legs at home in the Instant Pot. So easy and so delicious!
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Bacon Crab Roll
Easy Bacon Crab Roll recipe using Dungeness Crab and a delicious Sriracha Aioli sauce is a family favorite. Simple to make dinner recipe everyone loves.
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More seafood recipes you’ll enjoy:
Southern Salmon Croquettes Recipe
Salmon Croquettes are a southern classic! Full of salmon, peppers, onions and seasoning, this versatile dish is sure to be loved by all!
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BOMB Shrimp Tacos
Easy shrimp tacos don't get any better than these Shrimp Tacos with Cabbage Slaw! Taco Tuesday will never be the same! Full of fresh flavor and seasoning!
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Whole Steamed Lobster
How to humanely kill a live lobster, how to steam lobster, lobster cooking times and step-by-step images for eating whole lobster!
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Classic Seafood Paella
If you’re a seafood lover, you’ll adore this paella. My Classic Seafood Paella recipe gives you an easy, step-by-step paella for the paella novice.
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