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Tender crab legs baked in a rich garlic lemon butter sauce with no boiling required.
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Seafood
Calories: 360
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb crab legs, thawed
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Equipment

  • Baking dish
  • aluminum foil

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F and arrange crab legs in a baking dish.
  2. Mix melted butter, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
  3. Pour butter mixture evenly over crab legs.
  4. Cover loosely with foil and bake until heated through.
  5. Serve hot with extra butter sauce from the pan.

Nutrition

Calories: 360kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 28gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 125mgSodium: 780mgPotassium: 320mgVitamin A: 18IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 8mg

Notes

Do not overbake to keep crab meat juicy.

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