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Tender crab legs baked in a rich garlic butter sauce for an easy, elegant seafood dinner.
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Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 420
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb frozen crab legs
  • 0.5 cup unsalted butter
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp fresh parsley, chopped

Equipment

  • Baking dish
  • Foil
  • small saucepan

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F and place crab legs in a baking dish.
  2. Melt butter and stir in garlic, lemon juice, and parsley.
  3. Pour butter sauce evenly over crab legs.
  4. Cover dish tightly with foil and bake 15–20 minutes until heated through.
  5. Remove foil carefully and serve hot with extra butter sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 420kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 36gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 190mgSodium: 780mgPotassium: 420mgVitamin A: 20IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 15mg

Notes

Bake covered to keep crab legs moist and juicy.

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