King Crab Legs

King crab legs are brushed with a seasoned butter and baked until flaky in this quick and easy recipe for a crowd-pleasing seafood dish.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 28 mins
• Total Time: 38 mins
• Calories: 356 Calories

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®), or to taste
• 3 pounds king crab legs

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place crab legs in a shallow baking pan.

Step 2

Heat butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until melted, about 3 minutes. Whisk in seafood seasoning, lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil. Brush crab legs with butter mixture and pour any remaining mixture over crab legs.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until opaque and flaky, basting regularly with the butter mixture in the pan, 25 to 35 minutes.