Crab Legs with Garlic Butter Sauce Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Seafood Recipes. (Crab Legs with Garlic Butter Sauce Recipe). I ended up getting some snow crab legs on sale at the market. I wanted something a little different from plain steamed, boiled, or grilled crab legs, so I ended up throwing a few things together to make this awesome crab leg dish. Enjoy! This would be great with shrimp as well.

Brief

Prep 5 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Total: 20 mins

Servings: 2

Yield: 2 servings

Crab Legs with Garlic Butter Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

1 pound Snow Crab clusters

thawed if necessary

¼ cup butter

1 clove garlic

minced

1 ½ teaspoons dried parsley

⅛ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper

Deb's Scallops Florentine

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Cut a slit length-wise into the shell of each piece of crab.

Step 2

Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook the garlic in the butter until translucent; stir in the parsley salt and pepper. Continue to heat mixture until bubbling. Add the crab legs; toss to coat; allow to simmer in the butter mixture until completely heated 5 to 6 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Crab Legs with Garlic Butter Sauce Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:2

Calories: 520.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 43.6g 87%

Carbohydrates: 1g

Dietary Fiber: 0.2g 1%

Sugars: 0.1g

Fat: 37.5g 58%

Saturated Fat: 17.1g 86%

Cholesterol: 274.2mg 91%

Vitamin A Iu: 1231.3IU 25%

Niacin Equivalents: 17.1mg 132%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 26%

Vitamin C: 8mg 13%

Folate: 110mcg 28%

Calcium: 241.6mg 24%

Iron: 2.4mg 13%

Magnesium: 73.1mg 26%

Potassium: 725.7mg 20%

Sodium: 1030.7mg 41%

Calories From Fat: 337.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.