Chinese Buffet Crab Casserole
"I got this recipe from a local Chinese restaurant. they serve the best crab casserole!"
photo by Veronica W.
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 16 ounces imitation crabmeat
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 pinch garlic salt
- 1 1⁄4 cups cheddar cheese, divided
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
directions
- Save half of cheddar cheese to sprinkle on top.
- Mix the other ingredients together in bowl.
- Spoon into greased casserole dish, top with cheese.
- Bake at 325°F for 30 minutes.
Questions & Replies
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I made this today!! My husband loves it!! -
I see celery in the picture but not in the ingredients, is there any in there? -
I have had this before at my favorite Chinese buffet, I love the stuff. I can’t wait to try it. Great suggestion on sautés the onions and celery. My question is do you put a lid on the casserole dish while cooking? Thanks, Jed
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How can I print the recipe?
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I made this recipe but felt very dry. Is there a way i can make it more greasy like the Chinese buffet?
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Reviews
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This is delicious! I made it tonight for dinner, with one tiny change....instead of baking it in a casserole dish, I divided it among 8 large portobello mushroom caps and baked it. Crab stuffed portobellos! It was wonderful. My husband and kids loved it, too. Thanks for an easy, tasty recipe!
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I don't recall ever eating something like this at a Chinese buffet, so I can't compare it to that.....but, I did think this was rich and delicious! I did add some finely chopped onion and I think that gave it the flavor it needed. (Scallions would be great, too). The sugar balances out the lemon juice and worcestershire sauce. This makes a great dip for fried or baked wonton skins. Thanx for sharing! -
This is really close to what they make at the Chinese Buffet near me but this one is MUCH better. This one is quality. Someone said they didn't like the worcestershire sauce but I couldn't even taste it. I'm sure it added some greatness to it so maybe try not putting as much in there if you don't care for it to begin with. I did add some garlic powder, and added extra of it too instead of garlic salt, used a little sea salt and added about 1/4 of a small red onion. We love onion in this house and put it in almost everything. This is a much richer recipe than the buffet but I think it's because they don't tend to add as much or quality ingredients. I also used low fat everything and it was still awesome. It might be a lot richer if you used whole fat ingredients. <br/><br/>Thanks for the recipe! It'll be a keeper in this house!
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This is one of my favorite dishes on the buffet, but the original recipe has way too much cream cheese. Make as directed but change the following: cut the sour cream to 1/4 cup, cream cheese to 3 oz, and mayo to 1 TBSP. My rating is made as directed. It is 5 stars after my adjustments.
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This was delicious! My family loved it! Will definitely be making this again, but with less cream cheese and double the recipe.
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Tweaks
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Great recipe, I added chopped celery and shredded onion . Absolutely awesome -
I would recommend cutting back the cream cheese. I also added onion, celery, lemon pepper and lemon zest. Not bad. I will continue to tweak this recipe. All in all this is a good base for the actual recipe I'm searching for. -
cut the sour cream to 1/4 cup, cream cheese to 3 oz, and mayo to 1 TBSP
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2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup each carrot match sticks, diced red bell pepper, & green onions 1 1/2 cup each Sharp Cheddar & a blend cheese of Mozzarella, Provolone, Parmesan, Romano, Fontina & Asiago Cheeses Cook veggies in small amount of butter just until slightly tender before adding to the mix. Next time I'll probably add something like an old bay spice or at the very least some white pepper but I like spicy foods. -
I tried this recipe yesterday and it turned out good. My husband loves casserole that they serve at our local Chinese better. I wouldn't say that this is exactly the same dish but it's not so greasy and more dense, and probably better, as for me. Also instead of cheddar cheese I used so called Mexican mix of cheeses. I believe that the taste of cheddar cheese can be a little bit overwhelming. Also the Worcestershire sauce was not unnecessary.
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