Description
Delicious and easy baked crab legs, perfect for a special occasion or dinner party.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds crab legs
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons butter (Melted)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (This was the juice of half a lemon for me)
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped parsley
- 6 cloves garlic (Minced; adjust to your taste. I love immense garlic flavor)
- 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning (optional, can also use salt and pepper to taste)
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- 1 piece foil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Pat the crab legs dry and place them on a sheet pan.
- Combine the olive oil, melted butter, parsley, and seasoning in a bowl.
- Brush the butter mixture over both sides of the crab legs.
- Cover the pan with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes. For immense flavor, remove the foil and baste the crab legs with additional butter and seasoning after 10 minutes. Return the foil and resume baking.
- Examine the shoulder (this is the large white part of the cluster). It should be pearly white.
Notes
- For a stronger garlic flavor, feel free to adjust the amount of minced garlic.
- This recipe can be adjusted for personal seasoning preferences, including using other spices.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pound
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 35g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 60g
- Cholesterol: 180mg