Seafood Spinach Dip
Seafood Spinach Dip
Anytime you mix seafood, cheese and spinach together, its for sure a good dish and this dip is no different! My Hubby kept coming back for seconds and thirds lol! Since the Super Bowl is this weekend, I wanted to make a dip that will be a crowd pleaser and this is definitely it! You can be creative with the type of seafood that you use in this dip. I used shrimp and lump crabmeat. Start by peeling and cutting 1 lb of shrimp into halves. This will give you more shrimp and smaller pieces to eat.
In a pan, add 1 tbsp of butter. Once the butter melts add the shrimp to the pan. Season with 1 tsp of cajun seasoning, 1 tsp of onion powder and 1 tsp of paprika and stir well. Cook until the shrimp are fully cooked and set aside.
In the same pan, add 1 tbsp of butter and 1 tsp of garlic and stir. Add 4 cups of fresh spinach to the pot and cook until the spinach has cooked down and minimized in size. Use cooking shears to cut the spinach into smaller pieces.
Add 1 block of cream cheese to the spinach and pour in 1 cup of heavy cream and stir.
Once the cream cheese has fully melted, add 1 cup of shredded pepper jack cheese and stir well.
Add the cooked shrimp (reserve 6 shrimp for a garnish) and 1 8 oz can of lump crab meat and stir well. Season with salt & pepper (to taste) and stir.
Pour the dip in a cast iron skillet or an oven-safe dish and sprinkle 1 cup of shredded pepper jack cheese on top. Put the reserved 6 shrimp on top of the cheese.
Add the dip to a 400 degree oven and cook for 15 minutes. Cook on broil for 1-2 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown on top.
Remove from the oven (it will be hot!!!) and serve with garlic bread or chips. Serve and ENJOY!
Seafood Spinach Dip
A creamy and delicious dip made with cheese, spinach, lump crab meat and shrimp.
Ingredients
- 1 lb of raw shrimp
- 1 8oz can of lump crab meat
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 block of cream cheese
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 cups fresh spinach
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1 tsp cajun seasoning
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- salt & pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Peel and cut shrimp into halves.
- In a pan, add 1 tbsp of butter. Once the butter melts add the shrimp to the pan. Season the shrimp with cajun seasoning, onion powder and paprika and stir well. Cook until the shrimp are fully cooked and set aside.
- In the same pan, add 1 tbsp of butter and minced garlic and stir. Add fresh spinach to the pot and cook until the spinach has cooked down and minimized in size. Use cooking shears to cut the spinach into smaller pieces.
- Add cream cheese to the spinach and pour in heavy cream and stir. Once the cream cheese has fully melted, add 1 cup of shredded pepper jack cheese and stir well.
- Add the cooked shrimp (reserve 6 shrimp for a garnish) and can of lump crab meat and stir well. Season with salt & pepper (to taste) and stir.
- Pour the dip in a cast iron skillet or an oven-safe dish and sprinkle 1 cup of shredded pepper jack cheese on top. Put the reserved 6 shrimp on top of the cheese.
- Add the dip to the oven and cook for 15 minutes. Cook on broil for 1-2 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown on top.
- Remove from the oven (caution: it will be hot) and serve with garlic bread or chips. Serve and ENJOY!
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