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17 Inspiring Crabmeat Recipes (to make with fresh lump crab)

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Fresh crabmeat is like a precious gem in the culinary world. Get both classic and cultural inspiration for this uniquely flavored protein with these 17 recipes.

Collage of 4 crab meat recipes

These recipes use fresh crabmeat. Preferably, this crabmeat comes from a freshly cooked crab, but store bought fresh crabmeat can be found in the refrigerated seafood section.

There is a also a difference between Dungeness crab meat, stone crab meat, and Maryland blue crabmeat. For the purposes of simplicity, any kind of crab meat you can find will be absolutely fabulous.

Lump crabmeat also comes in cans that can be found in the refrigerated section and the pantry section, next to canned tuna. There is also imitation crab sticks made from fish and starch.

While fresh lump crabmeat is ideal, the cost can be prohibitively expensive (I've seen it for $60 per pound!) Use the crabmeat available to you and within your budget.

Crab Pasta with White Wine Garlic Sauce

One of the simplest ways to stretch out a precious protein is to mix it with dried pasta. This recipe, however, keeps the delicate crabmeat flavor intact with a simple white wine garlic sauce.

Chickpea pasta is also used instead of regular pasta, which adds fiber and a teeny, little extra bite.

Crab Pasta Recipe

Maryland Crab Cakes

These Maryland crabcakes are seasoned with Old Bay and mixed with mayonnaise and egg.

Instead of breadcrumbs, this recipe uses Saltine crackers, which is the secret ingredient to these crabcakes.

According to the author, "Saltines are light and airy and melt into the crab cakes, becoming nearly undetectable once they're cooked. They provide a very light, delicate texture with very little discernible breading or filler so you taste the luscious flavor of crab."

Maryland Crab Cakes Recipe

Crab Benedict

If you love brunch or love breakfast for dinner, you might try a crab benedict. While eggs benedict is traditionally made with ham and poached eggs atop a toasted English muffin, this version substitutes crab for the ham. 

Another twist of on the classic benedict dish is that this version uses a yogurt sauce instead of hollandaise sauce. Hollandaise is a French mother sauce and is notorious for being tricky to make, since the egg yolks must be cooked without becoming scrambled and the butter must be whisked in to create a creamy suspension of fat molecules. This recipe mimics that creaminess by using yogurt and whisking in Dijon mustard and lemon juice for seasoning. 

Healthy Crab Eggs Benedict Recipe

Deviled Crab

Instead of shaping a mixture of crabmeat and breadcrumbs in a patty for crab cakes, this recipe takes that crab mix and stuffs it into a crab shell.

But unlike crab cakes, this is deviled crab, which means they they have a whole lot more seasoning. This recipe 'devils' the recipe by adding worcestershire sauce and way more Creole seasoning than a typical New England crab cake.

Deviled Crab Recipe

Crab Louie

Maybe Shrimp Louis is much more common but works just as well with crabmeat. However this is a lightened version of the classic sallad.

Instead of using a mayonnaise based dressing with ketchup, this recipe uses yogurt and tomato paste along with capers, horseradish, and smoked paprika.

Crab Louie Salad Recipe

Crab Stuffed Shrimp

As if jumbo shrimp couldn't get any butter, try stuffing them with crab! The crab mixture is very similar to a crab cake mixture, but this recipe uses good old American Ritz crackers.

Crab Stuffed Shrimp Recipe

Crab Risotto

Another tried and true way to stretch out a protein is to mix it with rice. Risotto is the classic Italian dish made with Arborio rice.

The magic trick of Arborio rice is that. you can add a lot of liquid to it, but it will retain a slight bite and not get mushy. It takes a bit of time to stir in the hot stock gradually to the rice, the results may just be worth the wait.

Creamy Crab Risotto Recipe

Crab Pasta with Red Sauce

According to Chef Dennis, two things will happen after you make this recipe. 1) You'll get mad for not realizing how you should have made this earlier. And 2) "You’ll want to kiss [him] on the lips for teaching you to make this ah-mazingly delicious restaurant-style pasta dish."

Nuff said.

Crab Pasta with Red Sauce Recipe

Crustless Crab Quiche

Crab and eggs make a nice partnership, and a quiche is one way to make that union happen.

This recipe is a lighter version of a butter laden quiche because it's crustless, also making much easier to make.

Lowfat buttermilk and fat free half and half are used making this recipe a little bit more guilt free with fewer calories.

Crustless Crab Quiche Recipe

Crabcakes with Lemon Tarragon Sauce

This crab cake recipe is adapted from the one and only and canceled Paula Deen. Ritz crackers are mixed into the crab, and then the shaped crabcakes are coated with panko breadcrumbs for extra crispiness.

These crabcakes are also served with a lemon tarragon sauce for extra herbiness and lusciousness.

Crab Cakes with Lemon Tarragon Sauce Recipe

Cold Pea Soup with Crab

2 bowls of Cold Pea Soup with crab meat garnish in white bowls on a wooden background

What's astonishing and amusing about this recipe is that no cooking is required.

Just puree thawed, frozen peas with vegetable stock, lemon juice, and salt. Fold the lump crabmeat with a little bit of chili paste and fresh mint.

You're left with an lovely little appetizer with some spicy heat to start a meal.

Cold Pea Soup with Crab Recipe

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms (Oven or Air Fryer)

Mushropms are so often stuffed with meat, cheese, and breadcrumbs. This recipe uses crabmeat and comes with air fryer and oven baking instructions.

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe

Crab Stew with Coconut Grit Cakes

Salmorejo de Jueyes (Stewed Crab Meat) is a Puerto Rican dish with strong African influences. "The result is an entree that makes you think of ancestry, privilege, and where we have yet to go culturally, economically, and socially."

Coconut Crab Stew with Grit Cakes Recipe

Air Fryer Crab Cakes

This crab cake recipe has just enough filler to keep it from falling apart. They're also cooked in the air fryer, so you don't have to worry about babysitting them in a griddle.

Air Fryer Crab Cakes Recipe

Hot Crab Dip with Gouda Cheese

If you like your crabmeat thick and creamy, this hot crab dip is thickened with mayo and gouda cheese and seasoned with pickled jalapenos. dijon mustard, and hot sauce.

Hot Crab Dip with Gouda Recipe

Coconut Seafood Stew

Caldo Santo is a Puerto Rican stew served during the Catholic Lent holiday. In addition to crabmeat, it features plantain dumplings known as 'bolitas.' You don't have to add them, but they make for a very unique take on a a mixed seafood stew.

Coconut Seafood Stew with Crab Recipe

Cioppino

This recipe for this classic San Francisco tomato based, seafood stew uses fresh crab legs, but you can substitute the crab legs with fresh crabmeat.

Cioppino Recipe

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