Crab Legs with Garlic Butter Sauce

81 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 15 min
Ready In: 20 min

“I ended up getting some snow crab legs on sale at the market. I wanted something a little different from plain steamed, boiled, or grilled crab legs, so I ended up throwing a few things together to make this awesome crab leg dish. Enjoy! This would be great with shrimp as well.” - by Tamaralynn

Ingredients

1 pound Snow Crab clusters, thawed if necessary
1/4 cup butter
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper

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Original recipe yields 2 servings

Directions

Cut a slit, length-wise, into the shell of each piece of crab.
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook the garlic in the butter until translucent; stir in the parsley, salt, and pepper. Continue to heat mixture until bubbling. Add the crab legs; toss to coat; allow to simmer in the butter mixture until completely heated, 5 to 6 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (2 total)

Calories
452 cal
23%

Fat
34.3 g
53%

Carbs
1 g
< 1%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Darinnia Bynam

Sep. 20, 2008

"I have been saerching for garlic crabs for the longest time. my sister told me to try all recipes and i'm glad i did. It was an easy and tasty process. 2 thumbs up lol..." See more"

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Tina

Jan. 24, 2011

"My favorite recipe ever! Split the shells before you throw the crab legs in. Once done remove the legs and pour the butter sauce into a dish for dipping....mmmmm good...." See more"

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Irenthel

Mar. 3, 2009

"I only really wanted a sauce recipe, and this delivered. Instead of crab legs, I was making pasta, so I doubled the recipes and added about 2 1/2 tablespoons of flour to thicken it. It was delicious..." See more!"

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