Ali's Real Crab Crab Dip Hot Or Cold

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This is a slightly spicy crab dip. May be served hot or cold. To be served with toasted with ciabatta bread. Yum! I created this recipe after eating a crab dip sandwich (ciabatta bread, swiss cheese and crab dip) at the marina cafe in jacksonville, nc.

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Steps

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If serving hot: preheat oven to 425 degrees f.

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Mix all ingredients except for crabmeat into a medium oven safe baking dish.

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Place mixture into oven for 15 minutes or until heated through.

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Once heated , take cream cheese mixture out of the oven and fold in crab meat.

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Serve with toasted ciabatta bread.

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If serving cold: simply mix all of the ingredients together then place in a serving dish.

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Serve with toasted ciabatta bread.

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Ingredients

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canned crabmeat, cream cheese, cayenne pepper, garlic, onion powder, black pepper