Warm Crab Parmesan Dip

None of the crab dip recipes I found had the flavors I was looking for so I came up with this one which tastes fabulous!

Ingredients

• Appx. 8 oz. fresh crabmeat, drained and flaked (this is available in the fish section of your grocery – Philips is one brand I’ve used. I used backfin)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
• ¼ cup onion, minced
• ½ t. Old Bay Seasoning

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a small baking dish, cream cheese, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, sour cream and garlic, onion and Old Bay.
3. Remove crabmeat from container (if pre-packaged) and gently press out as much moisture as you can.  Fold crabmeat into the mixture until well distributed.
4. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven until bubbly and lightly  browned (approximately 30-40 minutes depending on your oven).

Note: Do not overcook or the mixture will separate and can become oily with a chunky texture. Remember, there is nothing in here that you need to necessarily cook – you are mainly warming the mixture & softening the onions & garlic to allow their flavor to be released.

Serve with small chunks of crusty bread, pita chips or your favorite crackers.

If using a round crusty loaf, you could alternatively hollow out the center, use the bread you cut out for dipping - then transfer the dip into the 'bread bowl'.