Bread Bowl Seafood Dip Recipes

CRAB DIP IN A BREAD BOWL

Steps:

• Cut top fourth off of the loaf of bread; carefully hollow out bottom, leaving a 1-in. shell. Cube removed bread; set aside. , In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, crab, water chestnuts and salad dressing mix., Fill bread shell with crab dip. Serve with vegetables and reserved bread cubes.

BREAD BOWL SEAFOOD DIP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, mayonnaise and mustard until smooth. Stir in the shrimp, crab, 1/3 cup Monterey Jack cheese and onions. , Cut the top fourth off the loaf of bread; carefully hollow out bottom, leaving a 1/2-in. shell. Cube removed bread; set aside. , Spoon seafood mixture into bread shell. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Wrap tightly in heavy-duty foil and place on a baking sheet. , Bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Unwrap; bake 20-25 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and dip is heated through. Serve with vegetables and reserved bread cubes.

CRAB DIP

Steps:

• 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.

CRAB DIP IN A BREAD BOWL

Steps:

• If you purchase bakery round bread, omit the next few steps.
• BREAD BOWL:Mix both bread mixes together according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Let rise until double in bulk.
• With non-stick cooking spray, spray the inside of a 9" or 1" springform pan.
• Knead dough and place in pan, pressing down as evenly flat as possible.
• Let rise 1 to 2 hours until dough reaches the top of the pan.
• Bake about 50-65 minutes at 350 degrees, until completely cooked.
• Run knife around edge of loaf, and let cool completely.
• Remove outer pan rim.
• Cut a thin top layer from the bread and remove most of the bread inside, leaving a"shell" of bread to form your bowl.
• Place bread on serving tray (large enough to hold crackers or bread cubes around it).
• DIP:In mixer, mix cream cheese with all other ingredients except chili sauce and crab.
• When well blended, add chili sauce and mix until blended.
• Gently stir in crab meat.
• Spoon into shallow baking dish and bake until warm in the center.
• Cool until not hot to the touch.
• Spoon crab dip into bread bowl on serving tray; sprinkle bacon and almonds on top, and surround with assorted crackers and a few sprigs of greenery for garnish.

HOT CRAB DIP IN BREAD BOWL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix until creamy: cream cheese, milk, mayonnaise, horseradish, crab meat and Old Bay. Bake in an 8X12 pan at 350 for 35-40 minutes.
• Cut out top of bread loaf. Scoop inside of loaf and tear to make dipping pieces.
• Fill hollowed loaf with cooked mixture and top with shredded cheese, then sprinkle additional desired amount of Old Bay over cheese. Bake filled bread bowl for 45 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Serve hot with bread pieces.