The best crab cakes you’ll ever have! Â Filled with sweet, delicious Alaskan Snow Crab, and seasoned with fresh ingredients, these crab cakes will be a perfect dinner solution any night of the week!
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One of my absolutely favorite seafood dishes is crab cakes! Â However, I will say that I’ve been disappointed by MANY crab cakes, from pricey restaurants to the frozen, prepared crab cakes. Â
I’m usually disappointed because crab cakes often tend to have more “cake” than crab and are often overly greasy and heavy, and not seasoned properly. Â I quickly realized that if I wanted a really good crab cake, I need to make them myself, and use really good crab – Alaskan Snow Crab is the best!
I also discovered that when you make your own crab cakes at home, you can create a very healthy, easy and delicious dish!  The Alaskan Snow Crab is a wonderfully lean, healthy and protein rich meat.  Additionally, Alaska seafood is high in protein, low in saturated fat, low in sodium and one of the best sources of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Â
The cold water and natural environment of Alaska produces seafood with lean flesh, firm texture, and superior flavor that is full of high quality protein, vitamins, minerals and oils essential to good health. Â With the other ingredients and seasonings, and cooked in a minimal amount of olive oil, these crab cakes are a mere 200 calories per serving! Â Nice, right?!
Alaskan Snow Crab is amazing! Â It’s sweet, succulent and when paired with just a few simple ingredients, it makes the most amazing Crab Cakes you’ll ever have! Â I was able to find Alaskan Crab at my local grocery store in the frozen seafood section. Â
With five species of salmon, several varieties of whitefish, and numerous shellfish species, Alaska offers mouthwatering seafood options for every taste and cooking method and is available fresh, frozen and canned year round.
I used panko bread crumbs, along with fresh parsley, green onion and just a few other seasonings to accent the sweet snow crab meat. Â
You don’t need much panko, as the crab is definitely the star of the show! Â The cakes are held together nicely and need just a few minutes per side in a lightly oiled skilled to cook to a perfect golden brown.
Here’s the easy recipe for these delicious Snow Crab Cakes:
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Light and Easy Crab Cakes
Ingredients
- 8 – 10 oz. Alaskan Snow Crab peeled and broke into pieces
- 1 green onion chopped
- 1 Tbsp. fresh parsley minced
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 2 tsp. dijon mustard
- 2 tsp. Old Bay seasoning divided
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- salt and pepper to taste a few grinds of salt and pepper
- 1 large egg
- 2/3 c. panko bread crumbs divided
- 1-2 Tbsp. olive oil
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the crab meat with the onion, parsley, mayo, lemon juice, mustard, 1 tsp. of Old Bay, Worcestershire, salt, pepper, 1/3 c. panko and egg. Mix to combine. Shape mixture into 4 equal balls, and press into 1/2" patties.
- Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick skillet on medium high heat. Combine the remaining 1/3 c. panko crumbs and 1 tsp. of Old Bay. Dredge the patties into the crumb mixture, and add to the hot skillet. Cook for about 3 minutes per side or until golden brown on each side. Serve right away.
Recipe adapted in part from Southern Living Magazine, April 2015 issue.
As you can see, making your own crab cakes couldn’t be easier! Peeling the snow crab may take the most time, however, its definitely worth it, as Snow Crab is so wonderful sweet and delicious in these crab cakes!
In under 30 minutes you’ll have an easy, healthy and delicious dinner that you and your family can enjoy any night of the week! Enjoy! ~Erin
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These crab cakes look delicious! I’m with you on never getting a good crab cake when I’m out. Pinning this for later!
Erin these look amazing I can’t wait to try them!
They really are fantastic! A great light dinner for any night of the week. Perfect for spring and summer, too!
what about a dipping sauce?
Good Afternoon Erin, I love fish cakes, whether made with crab or fish and I love this recipe. I was wondering, what is Old Bay seasoning? As I live in England I was wondering if it is a seasoning I can buy here. If not, would you mind telling me which spices are in the seasoning.
Best Wishes
Daphne
I wish I could have some crab cakes right now! These look delicious! Thanks so much for sharing at Oh My Heartsie Girls Wordless Wednesday!
I pinned this one to remind myself to try soon. I love recipes like this one, when the ingredients are few and simple, letting their good quality shine. Can’t wait to make (and eat!) these!
I LOVE crabcakes and these look scrumptious! And while never cheap, imagine how much this would be at a restaurant! Now you have me craving…
Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Throwback Thursday!
Mollie
Oh my goodness this actually got me in the mood for crab cakes. Which I never am. Probably because of the crab to cake ratio you mentioned. They’re on the list now! Thanks for linking up at #SaucySaturdays.
Looks so good!Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Pinned & shared. Hope to see you again soon.
Just found you on Inspire Me Monday. I live on the Gulf Coast and I love crab cakes in the summer. I lost my tried and true recipe and this sounds pretty close. Can’t wait to get my hands on some blue crab! Thanks!
My husband LOVES crab, he is going to be so excited for this recipe! I found you at the This is How We Roll Link Up!
These looks delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe on Funtastic Friday!
Your Crab Cakes will be delicious! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with us at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great week and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
These crab cakes look absolutely scrumptious!
Thanks so much for linking up at The Pretty Pintastic Party! We loved your post so we’ll be featuring it at the party this weekend. I hope you’ll stop by, grab a featured badge and link up some more awesomeness!
I love crabs but I haven’t tried crab cakes yet. Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks for sharing it over at Food Friday. Your post got picked for this week’s feature! You can check it herehere. Excited to see what you’ll be sharing next! 🙂
These sound great! It’s been a long time since I made crab cakes. Thanks for the recipe. Pinned! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
Kim
Your crab cakes look SO GOOD!! Pinning this to the MMBH board. 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing with us.