Everything we love about a Crab Cake rolled into bite-sized nuggets. A perfect little appetizer or addition to your party spreads or grazing boards.

Jumbo lump crabmeat is an investment, one to be treasured. Which is precisely why I choose minimal ingredients to pair with the succulent meat. Breadcrumbs and mayonnaise act as a binder, while a few spices bring a little kick. We finish with a sprinkling of fresh snipped chives.

How to Make Crab Cake Balls

These appetizers have just a few ingredients – lump crab, bread or cracker crumbs, chives, cajun seasoning, dry yellow mustard and mayonnaise as a binder.

Pan browned in a little butter and served with a side of Homemade Remoulade Sauce.

These crab stuffed nuggets take me back to sunny beach vacations, where fresh seafood is abundant. There’s something about the salty air, toes in the sand, warm breezes that makes us crave these delicacies of the sea.

Here are a few of my favorite seafood appetizers.

Classic Shrimp Cocktail

Scallops Wrapped in Bacon

Bang Bang Shrimp

Pan Seared Sea Scallops

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Crab Cake Balls

Everything we love about a Crab Cake rolled into bite-sized nuggets. A perfect little appetizer or addition to your party spreads or grazing boards.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Seafood

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Ingredients

• 8 ounces lump crabmeat
• 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs (GF for Gluten Free version)
• 1 Tablespoon snipped fresh chives
• 1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon dry yellow mustard
• 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
• 2 Tablespoons butter for pan frying
• Remoulade Sauce see recipe link in post

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients. Form into 1-inch balls. Gently pan brown in melted butter over medium heat until golden on all sides. Serve with Remoulade sauce.

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A packet of onion soup mix, a tub of sour cream, and a big bag of ruffled potato chips and we were in dip heaven.

Just think how far the dip world has come, evolved if you will.

On one hand you could say not a lot has changed. I was just texting with a friend. He shared a picture of the smoked deviled eggs he made for the big game.

SMOKED DEVILED EGGS!!!

Hello Mister! After I got done oogling the egg picture I asked what else he was serving. He shared it was the only day he was allowed to have chop dip. Chop Dip?!! I had to know….

Point being, with all the fancy dip recipes out there it’s hard to beat a good Chip Dip. This French Onion Dip takes a little longer than opening the pack of powdered onion soup mix. But if you can make the caramelized onions in advance, you can complete this recipe in mere minutes.

Two thing you need to know about making caramelized onions is it takes a TON to yield a decent cooked portion and it takes patience. I have a post on this process here.

So while I have a soft spot for Hot Party Dips (and a rather nice collection) there’s something nostalgic about a good Chip Dip!

No matter what you’re drinking or your favorite dipping vessel, you’re going to want to make this French Onion Dip for your next Game Day or family gathering!

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French Onion Dip

No matter what you're drinking or your favorite dipping vessel, you're going to want to make this French Onion Dip for your next Game Day or family gathering!

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 2 large sweet yellow onions small diced
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 Tablespoons honey
• 1 Tablespoon prepared mustard
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup sour cream
• salt & freshly cracked pepper to taste
• fresh snipped chives for garnish

Instructions

• Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add diced onions and saute for 15 minutes, stirring just a couple times. Then reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking, stirring occasionally until onions become a beautiful deep brown color, about 25-30 more minutes.
• Remove onions from heat, add the vinegar and stir to combine. Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Then transfer onion mixture to a bowl. Add the honey, mustard, mayonnaise and sour cream. Stir to combine. Season with salt & freshly cracked pepper. Garnish with snipped fresh chives.
• Serve with favorite chips and veggie sticks.

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