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Crab Melts

These cheesy Crab Melts are an old-fashioned favorite with a creamy crab mixture and melted cheese on top of an English muffin.

  • Prep5 min
  • Cook5 min
  • Total10 min
  • Serves4 servings
  • Rating4.8
Crab Melts

These cheesy Crab Melts are an old-fashioned favorite with a creamy crab mixture and melted cheese on top of an English muffin. They’re wonderful when you want a little something different for brunch or a snack and they only take minutes to make from a few simple ingredients.

Finished Crab Melts on baking sheet.

Spice Them Up With Hot Sauce

I like to add TABASCO® Sauce to the crab mixture and then add a few more shakes just before eating. It gives these Crab Melts a nice spicy kick that really perks up the flavor.

I had the opportunity to visit Avery Island in Louisiana last Spring and was hosted by the makers of TABASCO® Sauce. We ate such wonderful food while visiting including some crab melts like these for breakfast one morning. And they were delicious! I could have eaten 5 or 6 of them.

Avery Island- Tabasco Sauce
Avery Island - Tabasco Sauce

Since then I’ve made them multiple times at home and they always disappear in a hurry.

Crab Melts and bottle of Tabasco on baking sheet.

How To Make Crab Melts

To make the crab mixture, I mix together crab meat (canned is fine, or use fresh crab meat if you have access to it), with mayonnaise, celery, onion, garlic powder and TABASCO® Sauce. It’s the heat from the TABASCO® Sauce that really perks up the flavor.

Two Crab Melts on a plate.

I then spread the mixture on split English muffins and top with cheddar cheese and broil until hot and bubbly.

And don’t forget a little extra TABASCO® Sauce. TABASCO® Sauce has always been my go to to sauce for spicing things up. I love the versatility it has and that there are so many different flavors. The Chipotle or Garlic Pepper Sauce would also be fantastic on these Crab Melts.

More Crab Recipes

Watch the short video below to see how easy Crab Melts are to make.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. I appreciate the opportunity to share products I love and use in my own kitchen.

Originally posted October 26, 2016.

Ingredients

Steps

  1. 1

    Preheat broiler.

  2. 2

    In a medium bowl, stir together mayonnaise, celery, onion, garlic powder, and TABASCO sauce.

  3. 3

    Fold in crab meat and cheddar cheese.

  4. 4

    Spread mixture evenly on English muffin halves. Sprinkle with fresh parsley.

  5. 5

    Broil until cheese is melted and mixture is bubbly.

Nutrition

  • Calories376