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Make Ahead Appetizer: Quick and Easy Crab Dip Recipe

November 25, 2017 By Angie Kauffman · Disclosure: This Post May Contain Affiliate Links. {I may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.}

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Inside this post: This four ingredient easy crab dip recipe is perfect for parties and gatherings, especially since it can be made the night before the event!


This four ingredient easy crab dip recipe is perfect for parties and gatherings, especially since it can be made the night before the event!

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I used to long for parties just so I could eat this delicious crab dip that my Mom would make from time to time for various get-togethers. I actually suspect that she started making it more often because I would often request it. She’s a swell mom like that.

Then, there were a few times that I had to take a dish somewhere and bought all of the ingredients and took them to my Mom’s house so that she would make it for me. I know, it’s shameful.

Do you know what makes it worse though? This is a crazy easy recipe. I just didn’t realize how easy it was until my Mom was out of town when I wanted to take it to a party that I was invited to. She told me how to make it, and I felt a little silly that I kept having her make it for me. So, learn from my laziness and know that this is most definitely an easy recipe.

Three more bonuses about this quick and easy crab dip recipe:

1. Not only can it be made ahead of time, but it’s actually better when it’s made ahead of time to really let the flavors meld together.

2. I have taken this to a lot of get-togethers and it has been very well received every single time.

3. There are only four ingredients!

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This four ingredient easy crab dip recipe is perfect for parties and gatherings, especially since it can be made the night before the event!

Quick and Easy Crab Dip Recipe

There is a printable version of the recipe toward the end of this post.

Crab Dip Ingredients

  • 1.5 pounds of imitation crab
  • 16 oz reduced fat sour cream
  • 1 package green onions, diced (use as many or as few as you like)
  • Dill weed (use to taste, though I would recommend using liberally)


Easy Crab Dip Directions

1. Cut up imitation crab. The more you can cut it up, the better, as it will allow the flavors to cover more surface area.

2. Add sour cream into crab and stir to combine.

3. Add diced green onions and dill weed to crab mixture.

4. Refrigerate. It is best if this can be refrigerated overnight, or at least for several hours.

This four ingredient easy crab dip recipe is perfect for parties and gatherings, especially since it can be made the night before the event!

(Scroll to end of the post get a printable version of the recipe)

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Quick and Easy Crab Dip Printable Recipe

This four ingredient easy crab dip recipe is perfect for parties and gatherings, especially since it can be made the night before the event!

Quick and Easy Crab Dip Recipe

Angie Kauffman
This four ingredient easy crab dip recipe is perfect for parties and gatherings, especially since it can be made the night before the event!
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Course Appetizer
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 pounds imitation crab
  • 16 oz reduced-fat sour cream
  • 1 package green onions diced (use as many as is your preference)
  • Dill weed again, this is to taste, but use it liberally

Instructions
 

  • Cut up imitation crab.  The more you can cut it up, the better, as it will allow the flavors to cover more surface area.
  • Add sour cream into crab and stir to combine.
  • Add diced green onions and dill weed to crab mixture.
  • Refrigerate. It is best if this can be refrigerated overnight, or at least for several hours.

Notes

We normally serve this with crackers, though you could have it on salads or in a sandwich, if desired.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 


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Post originally published in March 2010. Post updated in November 2017.

This four ingredient easy crab dip recipe is perfect for parties and gatherings, especially since it can be made the night before the event!

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About Angie Kauffman

Angie, mom to three very fun kids, is the founder of Real Life at Home.  With degrees in elementary education (B.A.) and special education (M.S.Ed.), as well as being a former homeschooler, she is passionate about supporting both parents and teachers by providing printables, crafts, and activities to help children learn and grow.

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  1. scrapper al says

    March 2, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    Looks yummy! Thanks for sharing your mom's recipe, lol. And knowing how thoughtful and talented your mom is, we should all aspire to be more like her.

    Reply
  2. Ginger says

    March 2, 2010 at 7:47 pm

    That crab dip looks great!

    Reply
  3. edna says

    March 2, 2010 at 9:58 pm

    What a great idea!! And it looks great too!!

    Reply
  4. Kris @ WUHS and Eclipsed says

    March 3, 2010 at 12:21 am

    Yum! I love crab dip. I'll have to try this.

    Reply
  5. Brenda says

    March 3, 2010 at 2:54 am

    That IS an easy recipe. And with the low fat sour cream,not too bad on the calories.

    Reply
  6. Angie @ Many Little Blessings says

    March 3, 2010 at 3:00 am

    With the low fat sour cream, it made about 2 1/2 pounds of crab dip that was 1275 calories (total). The worst part about it was eating it on crackers. LOL

    Reply
  7. restrainedchaos says

    March 5, 2010 at 7:34 am

    Thanks for the easy crab dip recipe. My husband's stomach thanks you. I hate fish and never make anything with it. But this seems easy enough.
    Isn't it great that you had a mom who taught you all this stuff? I think it's the funniest thing when I hear about kids going to college or being newly married without any idea of how to cook. I just wonder, "why didn't their parents teach them anything?"
    Thanks,
    Nicole

    Reply
  8. Sharla says

    June 18, 2013 at 11:01 am

    This does sound super easy to make and I know I would like it. One of my favourite foods from my growing up years that I still make all the time is imitation crab meat mixed with cream cheese and seafood cocktail sauce stuffed into mini pitas. Totally easy to make and yum! If you like this dip, you would probably really like it too.

    Reply
  9. Stephanie says

    November 14, 2013 at 1:20 pm

    Oh my gosh I love crab dip, but I always buy store bought because I thought it was too hard to make. I will have to give this recipe a try!

    Reply
    • Angie Kauffman says

      November 14, 2013 at 9:30 pm

      I hope that you love this recipe – it’s so easy! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Billy says

    November 28, 2017 at 2:49 pm

    This looks so delicious. I adore crab but have never made a crab dip before! Definitely going to make this at home. Love that you added dill too! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  11. Chanda says

    May 26, 2018 at 11:06 am

    I am going to make this tonight for a seafood boil our neighbors are having tomorrow!! I will let you know how it turns out!!

    Reply
    • Angie Kauffman says

      May 26, 2018 at 1:46 pm

      I hope it is a hit!

      Reply
  12. Mandy says

    December 28, 2018 at 11:51 pm

    Where can I find imitation crab meat in the grocery store?

    Reply
    • Angie Kauffman says

      December 28, 2018 at 11:59 pm

      At any store I’ve ever purchased it, it has always been wherever they keep refrigerated seafood. I often find this type of area close to the butcher or meat counter. If you still can’t find it, I would ask someone at the meat counter or deli.

      Reply
  13. Grandma says

    October 18, 2019 at 1:40 pm

    I would really prefer a recipe with exact measurements.

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    • Angie Kauffman says

      October 19, 2019 at 3:25 pm

      The amount of green onions and dill weed really is just based on your personal preference/taste, so I can’t give an amount on those. However, I would plan to use the whole small bunch of green onions, unless you really love it and want to purchase more or you really hate green onions and don’t want to add them at all. The dill weed is very subjective though, so you can consider that line more of like when they say to “salt and pepper to taste.” So, “add dill weed to taste.”

      Reply
  14. Jayne says

    June 22, 2022 at 10:04 pm

    Loved it as well as the group I brought it to yesterday! Refreshing and so fresh tasting, this will be a keeper for sure,

    Reply

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