This hot, cheesy baked crab dip with red peppers is made healthier with Greek yogurt, tons of crab meat, and lots of veggies. It's a delicious appetizer to share! (gluten-free, nut-free)
What's better to snack on than a hot, cheesy, delicious dip? How about one that's filled with luscious crab? AND one that's a little better for you than your typical cheesy dip? Yes and yes.
Why You'll Love This Crab Dip Recipe
This crab dip uses a few simple swaps to lighten things up a bit, but without sacrificing flavor! It's still has the creamy, cheesy goodness of a good crab dip, with lots of lump crab meat and flavorful red bell pepper, but with no mayo . It's the perfect appetizer to share with friends!
What Makes This Crab Dip Healthier?
This delicious dip swaps mayo for high protein Greek yogurt, and regular cream cheese for a smaller amount of reduced fat cream cheese (although I don't recommend fat free cream cheese - it's just not the same). It's also got a little less parmesan than typical dips, but you'll want to make sure you use a good block of cheese and grate it yourself to get all the cheesy flavor! Finally, this dips has lots of high-protein lump crap meat and a good dose of vitamin-rich red bell pepper - which also contributes a good amount of sweet and spicy flavor!
How To Make Healthy Hot Crab Dip
- Whisk together the cream cheese and Greek yogurt until it's nice and smooth.
- Stir in the crab, diced peppers, jalapeño, green onion, garlic, Old Bay, salt, pepper, and ¼ cup of the parmesan.
- Spread the dip into a baking dish or skillet and top with the remaining ½ cup of parmesan.
- Bake at 400°F for about 30 minutes, or until it's nice and bubbly.
- Cool slightly before serving so you don't burn your mouth!
Recipe Variations
- If you'd rather use full-fat cream cheese and mayonnaise, go for it!
- If you like things more spicy, leave the seeds in the jalapeño, use two jalapeños, or use a serrano instead.
- Jarred roasted red pepper would work in place of fresh peppers.
- If you want a cold dip, simply serve it before adding the parmesan to the top and baking.
Storing Leftover Dip
Store leftovers in an airtight container up to 3 days. You can reheat it in the oven or microwave.
Love dips as much as I do? Then you'll want to check out this roundup of Healthy and Delicious Dip Recipes!
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PrintHealthier Hot Red Pepper Crab Dip
This hot, cheesy baked crab dip with red peppers is made healthier with Greek yogurt, tons of crab meat, and lots of veggies. It's a delicious appetizer to share! (gluten-free, nut-free)
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 servings 1x
- Category: appetizer
- Method: baked
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 4 oz reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- ½ cup lump crab meat
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 green onions, chopped
- ½ red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 small jalapeño, seeds removed and diced
- ½ teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¾ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together cream cheese and yogurt until well combined. Stir in remaining ingredients, reserving ½ cup of the parmesan.
- Spoon mixture into a 8" square or round baking dish. Smooth with the back of a spoon and sprinkle with reserved ½ cup of cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly and slightly golden on top.
- Serve hot with whole grain crackers, chips, or crudités.
Notes
- If you'd rather, you can use mayo in place of the yogurt and full-fat cream cheese if that's your jam!
- If you like a spicer dip, you can double the jalapeño, leave the seeds in, or use a serrano pepper instead.
- Jarred roasted red peppers can be used in place of fresh bell pepper.
- If you want a cold dip, simply serve it before adding the parmesan to the top and baking.
- Store leftover dip in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up tp 3 days. Leftovers can be reheated in the oven.
Keywords: healthy crab dip, no mayo crab dip, healthy baked crab dip
Farrah says
This looks like the perfect crowd-pleasing appetizer! :]
Kaleigh says
Its sure is! 🙂
Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health says
im not a huge sports person but im all for delicious, cheesy game day snacks 🙂
Kaleigh says
Same! I follow my college team and that's about it. But I do love the snacks! 🙂