Super delicious and great to make for any occasion! Versatile too so you can change up the ingredients to customize to your taste buds! Here 's how we made it:
INGREDIENTS:
5-6 strips of bacon
8 oz of crab meat
8 oz of cream cheese
1 pkg of frozen spinach
1/4 of a red onion
2-3 garlic cloves
1/2 cup of mayo
1/2 lime (for the juice)
1/2 Tsp smoked paprika
Fresh cracked black pepper
Bread crumbs or panko for topping
1 green onion
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup of shaved parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Fry the bacon, set aside on paper towels to drain
When bacon is cool - crumble into small pieces
Reserve some bacon grease and sauté onions and garlic
In a baking dish add the softened cream cheese, onions & garlic
Drain spinach well and add to mixture
Add crab meat and crumbled bacon (reserve a little of both for garnish)
Squeeze half a lime in the mixture
Add the smoked paprika and black pepper
Mix really well
Add some parmesan cheese and bread crumbs to the top
Bake for about 30 minutes
Remove from oven and add some mozzarella cheese to the top
Sprinkle the reserved bacon bits and crab meat to the top
Sprinkle the sliced green onion on top for additional garnish
Serve with sturdy crackers or veggies. Enjoy!
You can use whatever you like in this versatile recipe! So add artichokes, change up the cheeses, add broccoli - whatevs! Do it people!