Easy Shrimp and Crab Cakes

These are tasty, super easy and freeze very well! Great for parties or as appetizer!

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 12 cakes

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 (5 ounce) jar  Kraft Old English cheese spread
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons mayonnaise
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2  jalapeno, seeded and chopped
• 1⁄2-1  teaspoon  Old Bay Seasoning
• 2 (6 ounce) cans lump crabmeat, drained and chopped
• 1 (4 ounce) can shrimp, rinsed and chopped
• 6  English muffins, split (wheat is best, regular ones get soggy)

• For the sauce

• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 -2  tablespoon horseradish
• 2  tablespoons  seafood cocktail sauce or 2  tablespoons ketchup
• 3⁄4 teaspoon  chili-garlic sauce (optional)

Directions

1. Mix butter, cheese, mayo, garlic powder, jalapeno and Old Bay together.
2. Add crab and shrimp.
3. Spread onto muffins (I use quite a bit).
4. Freeze on cookie sheet. When frozen put in zip-lock baggies.
5. Bake frozen in 400 degree oven for 12 minutes.
6. Broil on low for 3 to 5 minutes until browned on top.
7. Cut into fourths, serve with my sauce, cocktail or tarter sauce.