Shrimp Dip
Warm and cold shrimp dips — Million Dollar Shrimp & Crab Dip, Hot Cheesy Shrimp Dip with Garlic Toast, and a simple cream cheese Shrimp Dip for company.
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Million Dollar Shrimp & Crab Dip
A rich and creamy seafood dip packed with shrimp and crab, perfect for parties or appetizers.
Melissa EllisIngredients
- 1/2 lb shrimp
- 1/2 lb lump crab meat
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp Old Bay seasoning
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp green onions
Instructions
- 1Cook the shrimp in a skillet over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until pink. Set aside.
- 2In a bowl, mix cream cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise until smooth.
- 3Stir in mozzarella, Parmesan, garlic, paprika, Old Bay, black pepper, and lemon juice.
- 4Gently fold in cooked shrimp and crab meat, keeping the mixture chunky.
- 5Transfer the mixture to a baking dish and bake at 375°F (190°C) for 20-25 minutes until hot and bubbly.
- 6Garnish with chopped green onions and serve warm with bread, crackers, or vegetables.
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A good shrimp dip does a lot of work for very little effort. You cook a pound of shrimp, chop it, stir it into cream cheese, and suddenly you have something people stand around and eat straight from the bowl.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these when folks are coming over on short notice, when the game is on, or when they need to bring something to a potluck that travels well and doesn't need reheating.
Every recipe here is a shrimp dip worth making twice: Million Dollar Shrimp & Crab Dip with lump crab folded in, Shrimp Dip & Homemade Dipping Croutons with fresh garlic and lemon, Hot Cheesy Shrimp Dip with Garlic Toast topped with whole shrimp, and a plain, cold Shrimp Dip with sour cream and lemon juice.
Quick Tips
- 1
Don't overcook the shrimp
Simmer peeled shrimp 2 to 3 minutes, just until they curl and turn pink, then drain and cool. Rubbery shrimp only get worse sitting in the dip.
- 2
Soften the cream cheese
Let 8 ounces of cream cheese sit out 30 to 45 minutes before mixing so it stirs smooth instead of leaving lumps.
- 3
Chop shrimp small
Cut shrimp into pieces about 1/4 inch so the dip scoops easily and doesn't drag a whole shrimp off the cracker.
- 4
Chill cold dips ahead
Give a cold shrimp dip at least 2 hours in the fridge so the lemon juice and garlic have time to come through.
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