Appetizer for 12

Baked Seafood Vegetable Dip

Name: Baked Seafood Vegetable Dip
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 lb fresh/defrosted raw shrimp; 4 oz quality lump or claw crab meat; 1 1/2 tbsp butter; 1/2 cup finely diced onion; 1/2 cup finely diced green bell pepper; 1/4 cup finely diced celery (optional); 1 tbsp minced jalapeno; 1/2 cup chopped spinach; 3 cloves garlic; 1 tsp old bay seasoning blend; 3 1/2 oz cream cheese; 2 3/4 cups freshly grated gouda cheese; 1/2 cup gruyere cheese; 1/5 tsp crushed red pepper flakes; 1/4 tsp chopped parsley; paprika (optional)

Shrimp, crab, vegetables, cream cheese, and melted cheeses bake together into a warm seafood dip with gentle heat.

Typical price

$5.14for 4 servings

$1.29 per serving$5.14 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Photo: peasandcrayons.com

35 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Shrimp$7.99/lb typical	0.5 lb	$4.00Typical price
Crab$12.99/lb typical	0.25 lb	$3.25Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	0.75 oz	$0.30Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.20Typical price
Bell peppers$2.49/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.39Typical price
Celery$2.29 each typical	a little	$0.07Typical price
Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
Spinach$0.35/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.17Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.22Typical price
Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical	3.5 oz	$1.05Typical price
Swiss, provolone, gouda$0.40/oz typical	13 oz	$5.20Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.01Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$15.43

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1/2 lb fresh/defrosted raw shrimp
4 oz quality lump or claw crab meat
1 1/2 tbsp butter
1/2 cup finely diced onion
1/2 cup finely diced green bell pepper
1/4 cup finely diced celery (optional)
1 tbsp minced jalapeno
1/2 cup chopped spinach
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp old bay seasoning blend
3 1/2 oz cream cheese
2 3/4 cups freshly grated gouda cheese
1/2 cup gruyere cheese
1/5 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp chopped parsley
paprika (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 375 F and grease a 2-quart baking dish with butter.
Cook the onion, bell pepper, celery, jalapeño, spinach, and garlic in the remaining butter in a skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Add the shrimp and Old Bay seasoning, then cook for 4 minutes until the shrimp reaches 145 F.
Stir in the crab, cream cheese, 2 cups Gouda, Gruyere, red pepper flakes, and parsley.
Spread the mixture in the baking dish, top it with the remaining Gouda and paprika, and bake for 15 minutes until bubbling.

Swaps

Shrimp for White fish (tilapia, cod, haddock)about $1.00/lb less at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices