{"id":3568,"date":"2026-04-13T20:15:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3568"},"modified":"2026-04-13T20:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:15:33","slug":"hot-crab-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/hot-crab-dip\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Crab Dip"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Hot Crab Dip<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup mayonnaise<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup sour cream<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 can (or ~1 cup) lump crab meat, drained<\/li>\n<li>1\u20132 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp paprika<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper (to taste)<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp chopped parsley or green onions (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat oven<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Set to <strong>180\u00b0C (350\u00b0F)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix the base<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In a bowl, combine:<br \/>\ncream cheese + mayonnaise + sour cream<\/li>\n<li>Mix until smooth and creamy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add flavor<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Stir in garlic, lemon juice, paprika, salt, and pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add crab &amp; cheese<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Fold in crab meat, cheddar, and half of the Parmesan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transfer to dish<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Spread into a small baking dish<\/li>\n<li>Top with remaining Parmesan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Bake for <strong>20\u201325 minutes<\/strong> until hot and bubbly<\/li>\n<li>Optional: broil 2\u20133 minutes for a golden top<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Serving Ideas<\/h3>\n<p>Serve hot with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tortilla chips<\/li>\n<li>Toasted bread (crostini)<\/li>\n<li>Crackers<\/li>\n<li>Veggies (carrots, celery)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Add a dash of <strong>hot sauce<\/strong> for spice<\/li>\n<li>Use <strong>mozzarella<\/strong> for extra stretchiness<\/li>\n<li>For a richer taste, add a little <strong>Old Bay seasoning<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Result<\/h3>\n<p>Ultra creamy, cheesy, and packed with crab flavor \u2014 perfect for parties and guaranteed to disappear fast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Hot Crab Dip \u00a0Ingredients 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened 1\/2 cup mayonnaise 1\/2 cup sour cream 1 cup&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3568"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3570,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3568\/revisions\/3570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}