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Baked Seafood Dip with Crab, Shrimp, and Veggies!
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Baked Seafood Dip with Crab, Shrimp, and Veggies!

This Baked Seafood Dip blends fresh shrimp and lump crab meat with sautéed onion, bell pepper, celery, jalapeño, spinach, and a mix of cream cheese, gouda, and gruyere cheeses. It’s seasoned with Old Bay and garlic for a layered, savory flavor, baked until bubbly and golden.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 264 kcal
Course: Appetizer

Ingredients

  • ½ lb Shrimp fresh or defrosted, raw
  • 4 ounces lump crab meat or claw, quality
  • 1-2 TBSP butter
  • ½ cup onion finely diced
  • ½ cup green bell pepper finely diced
  • ¼ cup celery optional but tasty!, finely diced
  • 1 TBSP jalapeño minced
  • ½ cup spinach chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced and smashed with 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning blend
  • 3-4 ounces cream cheese
  • 2.5-3 cups gouda cheese not smoked, freshly grated
  • ½ cup gruyere cheese
  • 1/8-1/4 tsp red pepper flakes crushed
  • ¼ tsp parsley chopped
  • paprika to taste

Instructions

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  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Prep shrimp and crab as needed by defrosting, cleaning, peeling and deveining your shrimp and shredding your crab. If you need a shrimp prep guide, I have some photos and mini tutorial [here] You can also buy yours already cleaned and shelled for ease of use! Whatever you do, skip the pre-cooked stuff; the texture always seems to be off. Once prepped, chop the raw shrimp and set aside.
  3. Next chop your veggies finely, so they'll mix seamlessly into the dip.
  4. Heat a cast iron skillet on your stove-top to medium-high heat with a tablespoon or two of butter and saute the onion, bell pepper, celery and jalapeno until tender.
  5. Next add in the spinach, salted mashed garlic, and Old bay.
  6. Stir to combine and wilt the spinach.
  7. Next add the crab and shrimp and cook for about a minute, until shrimp just begin to turn opaque.
  8. Remove from heat. [the shrimp will continue to cook in the pan as well as in the oven]
  9. Stir in your cream cheese, Gouda, and Gruyere and a sprinkle of paprika, and pop the entire skillet in the oven
  10. Bake for about 15 minutes until bubbly and golden.
  11. Remove skillet from the oven, give it a moment to de-molten-lavafy itself, and dive on in with your favorite crusty baguette.
  12. Now would be a good time to garnish with some parsley and red pepper flakes before your eat the entire skillet!

Notes

  • Using fresh jumbo lump crab meat from the seafood counter enhances texture and flavor over canned crab.
  • The entire dish is prepared in one pan, reducing cleanup effort.
  • Choose dippers like crackers or toasted bread and adjust portion sizes based on appetite and serving needs.
  • Fresh raw shrimp should be peeled and deveined for best texture; avoid pre-cooked shrimp for this recipe.

Nutrition Information

Calories 264kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 3g (1%) Protein 20g (40%) Fat 19g (29%) Saturated Fat 12g (60%) Cholesterol 124mg (41%) Sodium 683mg (28%) Potassium 147mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 628IU (13%) Vitamin C 9mg (10%) Calcium 446mg (45%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 264

% Daily Value*

Calories 264kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 3g 1%
Protein 20g 40%
Fat 19g 29%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Cholesterol 124mg 41%
Sodium 683mg 28%
Potassium 147mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 628IU 13%
Vitamin C 9mg 10%
Calcium 446mg 45%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.