Crab melts

I admit it. I LOVE, absolutely love, crab. If I could afford it, I'd eat it for most of my meals. There's a locally owned restaurant in the town where my college is located. They make these delicious appetizers called crab melts. I admit that there was more than one occasion when I made them my entire meal - cheap, filling, tasty: a college kid's dream! 

I came across a recipe that reminded me of those crab melts. I just had to try them. For as many as it makes, the price isn't too bad, and they still make a pretty tasty main dish for lunch. I used imitation crab, rather than actual crab.

There's not a whole lot of steps involved, either. Assemble your ingredients: cheese, crab, mayonnaise, margarine, some spices. Mix that all together, and then spread on an English muffin or two. 

Slice the English muffin into quarters and pop under the broiler for about 12 minutes.

Easy-peasy!

Some of the crab melts I made.
They got eaten before I could get a picture.

Here's the recipe, with my modifications.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup margarine, softened

2/3 (5 ounce) container sharp processed

cheese spread

8 ounces cooked crabmeat (or imitation crabmeat)

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon dried parsley

8 English muffins, split

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, mix together margarine and cheese spread. Stir in crabmeat, mayonnaise, garlic powder, and parsley.

2. Spread the mixture on the split English muffins. Place on baking sheet/pan. Cut into quarters.

4. Place pan in toaster oven and then turn on the broiler.

3. Broil until the cheese mixture is bubbly. About 12 minutes.

Original recipe here.

	Nutrition Information: Serves: 8 Calories: 292 Total Fat: 16.7 g Cholesterol: 18.8 mg Sodium: 796.5 mg Total Carbs: 28.8 g Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g Protein: 8.5 g Analyzed by SparkPeople calculator

 

	Nutrition Information: Serves: 16, as appetizer Calories: 146 Total Fat: 8.3 g Cholesterol: 9.4 mg Sodium: 398.3 mg Total Carbs: 14.4 g Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g Protein: 4.2 g Analyzed by SparkPeople calculator