Bread Bowl Seafood Dip
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
  • Cooking Time: 45 min.
  • Servings: 17
  • Preparation Time: 15 min.
  • * 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • * 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • * 1-1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • * 1 can (6 ounces) small shrimp, rinsed and drained
  • * 1 can (6 ounces) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed
  • * 2/3 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
  • * 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • * 1 round loaf (1 pound) sourdough bread
  • * Assorted fresh vegetables
DIRECTIONS
  1. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, mayonnaise and mustard until smooth. Stir in the shrimp, crab, 1/3 cup Monterey Jack cheese and onions.
  2. Cut the top fourth off the loaf of bread; carefully hollow out bottom, leaving a 1/2-in. shell. Cube removed bread; set aside.
  3. Spoon seafood mixture into bread shell. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Wrap tightly in heavy-duty foil and place on a baking sheet.
  4. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Unwrap; bake 20-25 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and dip is heated through. Serve with vegetables and reserved bread cubes. Yield: 2-1/4 cups.