Hot Creamy Crab Dip

• cream cheese↗8 tablespoons
• mayonnaise (Kraft Miracle Whip is preferred)↗1⁄2 cup
• canned crabmeat, drained or 7 1/2 ounces use fresh crabmeat↗7 1⁄2 ounces
• minced onions4 tablespoons
• fresh lemon juice↗1 tablespoon
• Tabasco sauce or 1/8 teaspoon red hot sauce↗1⁄8 teaspoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.

2. 2

   In a mixing bowl using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and mayonnaise until smooth.

3. 3

   Stir in crabmeat, minced onion, lemon juice and Tabasco sauce.

4. 4

   Spoon mixture into a small oven-proof dish that has been sprayed with a good vegetable oil.

5. 5

   Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 20 minutes or until sauce is bubbly.

6. 6

   Serve with crackers of your choice, potato chips, tortilla or taco chips.

7. 7

   NOTE: For those who prefer a spicier dip, add addtional Tabasco sauce, also 2 teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce.

8. 8

   You may consider adding about 4 Gherkin pickles chopped small.