Appetizers and snacks
Hot Crab Dip
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Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Janis from Illinois.
Portions: 10
Serving size: 3 tablespoons
Ingredients
- one 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon onion, finely minced
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- cayenne pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons nondairy creamer
- one 6-ounce can crab meat
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 375º F.
- Place softened cream cheese in a bowl.
- Add onion, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Mix well. Stir in nondairy creamer.
- Add crab meat and stir until blended.
- Place mixture into an oven-safe dish. Bake uncovered for 15 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
- Serve warm with low-sodium crackers.
Nutrients per serving
- Calories: 96
- Protein: 5 g
- Carbohydrate: 1 g
- Fat: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 38 mg
- Sodium: 133 mg
- Potassium: 91 mg
- Phosphorus: 61 mg
- Calcium: 18 mg
- Fiber: 0 g
Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices
- 3/4 meat
- 1 fat
Helpful hints
- Try this recipe with fresh steamed crab meat instead of canned crab.
- Decrease fat to 4 grams per serving by using reduced-fat cream cheese. Be aware, the sodium content is higher (170 mg per serving).

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