Crab Dip

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 11 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 5 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 2 (6 ounce) cans crabmeat, drained and flaked
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 (1 pound) loaf round, crusty italian bread

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, onion, mayonnaise, crabmeat, garlic powder, salt and pepper. spread mixture into a 1 quart baking dish.
• bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. while the dip is baking, cut a circle in the top of the bread, and scoop out the inside to create a bread bowl. tear the removed bread into pieces for dipping.
• remove baked crab dip from the oven, and stir well. spoon the mixture into the hollowed out loaf. place bread bowl and chunks of bread on a medium baking sheet, and bake for an additional 10 minutes. serve hot.