Creamy Seafood Dip

Submitted by Diana Adcock

"This is lovely as a dip with toast points, even better over toasted English Muffins and Poached Eggs for an elegant New Year's Day Brunch!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 226.79 g cooked crabmeat, picked over and in lump form
• 226.79 g cooked lobster, chopped medium
• 396.89 g can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
• 340.19 g cream cheese
• 118.29 ml half-and-half
• 4.92 ml Worcestershire sauce
• 2.46 ml salt
• 59.14 ml butter
• 59.14 ml sour cream
• 0.39-0.65 ml Tabasco sauce (optional)
• 29.58 ml minced onions
• 1 large tomatoes, diced
• 177.44 ml grated parmesan cheese, get the good stuff

directions

1. In a medium saucecpan over medium-low heat melt the cream cheese, butter and half and half together and whisk until warmed through and smooth.
2. Whisk in the sour cream.
3. Cook for 3 minutes.
4. Whisk in the worcestershire sauce, salt, and Tabasco.
5. Fold in the Onion, Tomato, Artichoke hearts, Lobster, and Crab.
6. Cook gently for 5 minutes.
7. Place in a chafing dish and sprinkle parmesan cheese evenly over top.
8. Place in a 450 degree oven for 8-10 minutes to brown the top to a nice golden color.
9. Remove from oven and place on stand.
10. Serve with toast points or crackers.
11. I like this on New Year's morning over toasted English Muffins and poached eggs with steamed asparagus on the side.

Reviews

[d.yarham]

I halved this recipe for 2 of us for New Year's brunch (had a little left over) - it was delicious! I lighted it considerably by using nonfat half & half, imitation crabmeat and lobster, nonfat cream cheese, light margarine, and nonfat sour cream. This will become a tradition!