OMG Dip

Otherwise known as Food Network's 'Hot Crab Dip', made today while we rested from heavy cleaning and enjoying the kids at play outside...and of course this used up all of my Weight Watcher points but it's so OMG good :)

Notes

Reduced fat cream cheese and sour cream are the healthy key to this creamy dip. A bit of crab boil spice, hot sauce, lemon and herbs keep it fresh tasting.

Ingredients

• 8 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), room temperature
• 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
• 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon crab boil spices, (recommended: Old Bay)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
• 12 ounces fresh crab meat, picked over for bits of shell and patted dry
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 to 3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• Whole-wheat crackers for serving, optional

Stir together the cream cheese, sour cream, hot sauce, crab boil spice, and garlic in a medium saucepan until smooth; season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Heat the cream cheese mixture over medium-low heat until warm, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes. Fold in the crab, scallions, parsley and lemon juice and warm until heated through, about 1 minute more. Serve immediately.

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Nutritional analysis per 1/4 cup serving (does not include crackers)

Calories 125; Total Fat 8g (Sat Fat 4g, Mono Fat 2g, Poly Fat 0.5g); Protein 11g; Carb 2g; Fiber 0g; Cholesterol 58mg; Sodium 349mg