Best Hot Crab Dip

The name says it all. The best hot crab dip recipe, creamy with cheese, flavored with capers and artichoke hearts, and served in a bread bowl.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 284 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 cups crabmeat
• 1 cup white Cheddar cheese
• 2 (8 ounce) cans artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) round loaf sourdough bread
• 0.25 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
• 0.5 cup capers, drained
• 0.5 teaspoon dried dill, or to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning TM, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in preheated oven until top is crusty, about 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 2

Cut the top off the loaf of bread. Hollow out the loaf and cube the top and the removed pieces so that they may be used for dipping. Spoon hot dip into hollow bread loaf. Serve immediately with bread pieces for dipping.

Step 3

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8-inch square baking pan.

Step 4

In a large bowl, combine crabmeat, sour cream, cream cheese, buttermilk, mayonnaise, Monterey Jack cheese, Cheddar cheese, capers, artichoke hearts, garlic, black pepper, and dill. Stir until well mixed. Spoon dip into prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and Old Bay Seasoning.