Blue Crab Dip -- Like Joe's Crab Shack (copycat)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 6 ounces lump crabmeat, drained
• 3 green onions, root ends trimmed, dark green ends trimmed, minced
• 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream or 3 tablespoons evaporated milk
• 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, divided
• 1 1/2 tablespoons red bell peppers or 1 1/2 tablespoons green bell peppers, diced
• 2 teaspoons dry wine
• 2 teaspoons shrimp soup base (see notes, below) or 2 teaspoons chicken soup base (see notes, below)
• 2 teaspoons diced tomatoes or 2 teaspoons drained salsa
• 1/2 teaspoon crab boil seasoning (old bay)

Recipe

• 1 fold together all ingredients, except 1 tbls. parmesan.
• 2 spread evenly into an oven-proof baking dish.
• 3 microwave on 50% power for 4 minutes.
• 4 sprinkle top with parmesan.
• 5 transfer dish to the oven and broil until top is slightly browned.
• 6 notes: serve with tri-colored corn tortilla chips. shrimp base is a thick, paste-like bouillon that can be found in the supermarket next to the bouillon and granules. if you can't find it, use chicken soup base or 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules.