Appetizer for 15

Crab Puffs

Name: Crab Puffs
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 15 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 small yellow onion; 1/2 red bell pepper; 3 cloves garlic; 8 oz cream cheese; 4 tbsp mayonnaise; 5 tbsp parmesan cheese; 8 oz crab meat; 2 tbsp chives (optional); 1 1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp dijon mustard; 2 1/2 tsp lemon juice; 1 tsp sea salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 2 sheets puff pastry; preferred dipping sauce (optional)

$4.83for 437 minServes 15

Creamy crab filling with vegetables and cheese is wrapped in puff pastry and baked until golden.

Photo: foodfaithfitness.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Onions, 0.3 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.39Typical price
	Bell peppers, 0.2 lb$2.49/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.47Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.22Typical price
	Cream cheese, 8 oz$0.30/oz typical	8 oz	$2.40Typical price
	Parmesan, 1 oz$0.55/oz typical	1 oz	$0.60Typical price
	Crab, 0.5 lb$12.99/lb typical	0.5 lb	$6.50Typical price
	Mint, a little$1.99 each typical	a little	$0.12Typical price
	Juice, 0.5 oz$0.04/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.02Typical price
	Pie crust, 2$3.49 each typical	2	$6.98Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$18.12

Swaps

Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

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37 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
15servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.21 per serving$4.83 for 4

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Ingredients

1 small yellow onion
1/2 red bell pepper
3 cloves garlic
8 oz cream cheese
4 tbsp mayonnaise
5 tbsp parmesan cheese
8 oz crab meat
2 tbsp chives (optional)
1 1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 tsp dijon mustard
2 1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 sheets puff pastry
preferred dipping sauce (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 375 F and line a baking sheet with the puff pastry sheets.
Sauté the onion, bell pepper, and garlic in cooking oil over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Mix the cooled vegetables with cream cheese, mayonnaise, Parmesan, crab, chives, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
Spoon the filling onto the pastry, fold the pastry around it, and seal the edges.
Bake the puffs for 20 minutes, until golden and the filling reaches 145 F.

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