Crabs - Garlic Butter Baked Crab Legs Recipe

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Crabs - Garlic Butter Baked Crab Legs
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
999
Calories
Total time
35
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Meanwhile, grab yourself a small saucepan. On med low heat, melt the butter. Add the garlic (I prefer a press) and LIGHTLY saute. Squeeze in the juice of the citrus of choice. If using a lemon, squeeze the juice into your hands so that you can remove the seeds with ease. Turn the heat to low and let those flavors mesh until the oven is nice and hot. Toss in as much salt (to taste) and a couple pinches of parsley. Then whisk in that olive oil with a fork. Turn off your burner.
  2. Arrange your tasty crustaceans in a 9x13 baking dish, brushing each leg with the sauce. ***TASTY TIP*** I use an injector to pop a *little* extra UMPH into my crabs. Pour any remaining sauce over those puppies. Now toss the pan into the oven on the center rack.
  3. Bake your crabs for about 25 minutes or so (depending on how thick the legs you have are), brushing the sauce from the bottom of the pan onto the legs every 5-7 minutes. Remove from oven. Sprinkle with a few pinches o' parsley for garnish.
  4. I am a lazy gal, detest doing more dishes than I have to, and am a firm believer in the waste not, want not phrase. With that said, I just serve the crab in the same dish I baked it in so I can dip the meat into the tasty sauce, savoring every last drop. If you are the opposite, use tongs and place them on a platter and pour the buttery-goodness into ramekins. VOILA! Crab House comparable delicacy! Ohhhh my CRAAAABS!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 998.61 Kcal (4181 kJ)
Calories from fat 593.61 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 65.96g 101%
Cholesterol 362.37mg 121%
Sodium 4869.97mg 203%
Potassium 1269.11mg 27%
Total Carbs 5.62g 2%
Sugars 0.85g 3%
Dietary Fiber 1.09g 4%
Protein 87.5g 175%
Vitamin C 51.1mg 85%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 426.8mg 2371%
Calcium 304.1mg 30%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 176.94 Kcal (741 kJ)
Calories from fat 105.18 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.69g 101%
Cholesterol 64.21mg 121%
Sodium 862.89mg 203%
Potassium 224.87mg 27%
Total Carbs 1g 2%
Sugars 0.15g 3%
Dietary Fiber 0.19g 4%
Protein 15.5g 175%
Vitamin C 9.1mg 85%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 19%
Iron 75.6mg 2371%
Calcium 53.9mg 30%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 25.3
    Points
  • 25
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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