Layered Seafood Dip

This Layered Seafood Dip is loaded with crabmeat and shrimp. It has a layer each of cream cheese, seafood, lettuce, shredded cheese, scallion, and cocktail sauce. Serve with crackers or tortillas for a great appetizer.

Happy New Year! I hope you had a good start to 2015! We had an enjoyable New Year’s Eve with our two next-door neighbors. One of the dishes I served was this seafood dip. I made it for the first time this past summer and have been thinking about it ever since.  

The original recipe came from allrecipes.com, but I made changes to make it my own. The recipe called for green peppers but used shredded lettuce instead (the latter doesn’t agree with me). The lettuce adds lightness, freshness, and texture to the dish. The original recipe also used small shrimp, but I used larger ones because I had them on hand. Additionally, I opted for a pan-seared method. It adds more flavor than boiling. Finally, I lightened it up with Neufchâtel cheese and low-fat sour cream instead of the full-fledged stuff.  

If you like seafood, you are going to like this dip. As you can see, it is very versatile. If you don’t like shrimp, crabmeat would be a good alternative. And if you really want to impress someone, adding lobster always does the job! Serve this dip with crackers or tortillas, and watch it disappear!

You don’t have to wait until next Christmas Eve to make this dip. Serve this awesome dish the next time you have company, a birthday party, a girl’s (or guys’—they like to eat too!) night, Presidents’ Day, or Groundhog Day. It doesn’t matter—just be sure to make some!!

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• This baking pan is a good size for layering the dip.
• Cocktail sauce for flavoring.
• Silicone spatula for mixing and spreading.

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Layered Seafood Dip

Author: Thao | In Good Flavor Cooking Method:Refrigerated Cuisine:American Courses:Appetizer Recipe Keys: Low Carb P Pescatarian

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 18 minutesCook time: 2 minutesRest time:2 hours Total time:2 hours 20 minutesServings:6 Serving

Description

This Layered Seafood Dip is loaded with crabmeat and shrimp. It has a layer each of cream cheese, seafood, lettuce, shredded cheese, scallion, and cocktail sauce. Serve with crackers or tortillas for a great appetizer.
 

Ingredients

• 1 lb. (16/20) count shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. black pepper
• 1 tsp. olive oil
• 1 (8 oz.) package Neufchâtel cheese, room temperature
• 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 (8 oz.) jar cocktail sauce, divided
• 2 plum tomatoes (diced), pulp and juice squeezed out
• 1 1/2 cups shredded lettuce
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (I used pizza cheese blend), divided
• 2  (6 oz.) cans lump crabmeat, drained well
• 2 scallions (greens only) chopped

Instructions

1. Heat a large non-stick skillet on medium-high heat. Add oil. Pat shrimp dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes per side or until opaque throughout. Chop into small pieces. Set aside.
2. Blend Neufchâtel cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise in a bowl. Place on the bottom of a 2 quart or slightly larger baking dish. Place 2 tablespoons of cocktail sauce in a plastic zipper sandwich bag. Seal and set aside. Spread the remaining sauce over the cream cheese layer. Layer with diced tomatoes, lettuce, half of the cheese, crabmeat, shrimp, and the remaining cheese.
3. Cut a small tip off one of the corners of the cocktail sauce bag. Squeeze over the cheese layer, making diagonal lines. Top with scallion. Chill for at least 2 hours. Serve with tortillas or crackers.

Keywords:Seafood Dip, Crabmeat, Cheese, Dips, Appetizer, Crabmeat and Shrimp

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