How to Easily Make Snow Crab Legs in the Oven
Want to know how to make Snow Crab Legs in the oven? With just 5 ingredients, this simple Baked Crab Legs recipe comes together quickly and easily. Perfect for your holiday parties and dinners!
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Do you love crab legs, but are not quite sure how to make them? No problem! I’ve got the step by step instructions on How to Bake Crab Legs. Baking crab legs is not only simple, it’s a really great way to infuse some delicious flavor into the crab with minimal effort.
Does your family love seafood during the holidays or during lent? My family not only loves it, but it has become a special tradition each year to enjoy a big platter of crab legs. (My Crab Cakes are always on the menu for New Years Eve!)
One of the many reasons I love crab is the fact that it can be as fancy or as informal as you want it to be. Perfect for a formal holiday party or dinner, crab is always a showstopper. However, for my family, it’s more of a casual sit-around-the-table and dig-in kind of affair. Any way you have it, these Oven Baked Snow Crab Legs from ALDI are amazing!
I also love the fact that I can get everything I need to make these amazing snow crab legs from ALDI. Not only does ALDI have amazing prices, but their unique combination of high-quality groceries and everyday low prices sets them apart.
In addition to the ingredients I needed to make these delicious snow crab legs, I also made sure to swing by ALDI’s wine cellar to grab a couple bottles of Broken Clouds Chardonnay and Coastal Cove Sauvignon Blanc. These wines pair perfectly with the sweet and savory snow crab legs.
Here are the easy steps to Baked Crab Legs:
Step 1: Gather your ingredients
The beauty of this recipe is that you don’t need much to make these sweet, delicious snow crab legs turn out amazing. Here’s my grocery shopping list of the ingredients I picked up at ALDI:
- Sea Queen Snow Crab Legs
- Stonemill Minced Garlic
- Stonemill Lemon Pepper
- Countryside Creamery Sweet Cream Butter
- 2 Lemons
Step 2: Place the thawed crab legs on a shallow baking sheet
You can thaw the crab legs a couple of ways; either thaw in the refrigerator for 12-18 hours (recommended), or place under running water for 3-5 minutes. Once thawed, you’ll then place the crab legs on a shallow baking sheet that has been lined with foil.
Step 3: Top with Lemon, Garlic, Butter and Seasoning
Start by squeezing the juice of one lemon over the top of the crab. Next, sprinkle the Stonemill Minced Garlic. I like having a jar of this garlic on hand – it’s definitely a time saver over mincing individual cloves of garlic.
Next, cut up 4 tablespoons of butter into small chunks, and place over the top of the crab. Lastly, sprinkle with the Stonemill Lemon Pepper.
Step 4: Bake the Crab
Once you have the crab legs topped with the lemon, garlic, butter and seasoning, they are ready to go into the oven. Because the crab is already pre-cooked, it doesn’t need long to bake.
Bake at 400 degrees for 5-7 minutes, which is the perfect amount of time to reheat the crab.
In just a few minutes, you’ll have the most amazing, sweet and savory crab legs. Perfect for your holiday party or dinner, these crab legs come together with minimal ingredients.
Transfer the crab legs to a large platter with additional lemon wedges, and drawn butter for dipping. Serve immediately.
Need a great side dish to go with your crab legs? Here are some of our favorite side dish recipes:
- Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows and Pecans
- Paula Deen’s Corn Casserole
- Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
- Roasted Rainbow Carrots
- Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
- Garlic Herb Roasted Red Potatoes
- Healthy Green Bean Casserole
- Roasted Butternut Squash Medley
- Slow Cooker Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole
Check out these other holiday dinner recipes:
- Easy Slow Cooker Turkey Breast
- Apple Cider Turkey Brine
- How to Dry Brine A Turkey
- How to Cook A Moist Turkey
- Garlic Herb Roast Beef
If you loved these delicious Baked Crab Legs, check out some of my other easy seafood dinner ideas:
- Sheet Pan Citrus Salmon and Asparagus
- Sheet Pan Sweet & Sour Shrimp
- Lobster Mac & Cheese
- Spaghetti Squash Shrimp Pomodoro
- Shrimp Rossini Pasta
- Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas
- Lemon Pepper Shrimp with Vegetables
Here’s the simple, delicious recipe for these Oven Baked Snow Crab Legs:
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Oven Baked Snow Crab Legs
Equipment
- Sheet Pan These USA stainless steel sheet pans are great for one-pan meals!
- Citrus Juicer This hand-held citrus juicer is fantastic for fresh lime and lemon juice. Great for making cocktails!
- Crab Cracking Tools Makes removing the sweet crab meet from the outer shell a breeze!
Ingredients
- 1 (24 oz. pkg.) Snow crab legs
- 2 lemons 1 for juice, other for serving
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 1/2 cup butter 1/4 c. for crab, 1/4 c. for serving
- 1 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line shallow baking sheet with foil.
- Place thawed crab legs evenly onto the baking sheet. Sprinkle evenly with the juice of 1 lemon and the minced garlic. Cut up 1/4 c. (4 Tbsp.) of butter into small pieces, and place evenly on top of crab legs. Lastly, evenly sprinkle the crab legs with the lemon pepper.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 5-7 minutes. Serve right away while warm with additional lemon wedges and melted butter for dipping.
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I”m ready for snacks!! Oh just yum! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!
Yummm! These are so perfect for holiday parties and dinners!
I love crab but never baked them, always cooked them in a broth on top of the stove. Sounds great and I would be willing to give it a try. Thanks for sharing with Fiesta Friday.
We will love your Oven Baked Snow Crab Legs! Wishing you a bountiful Thanksgiving and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
Our Party for this week will start Tuesday Morning at 8:00 am CST.
Hope to see you then!
Miz Helen
We always have crab on New Years, thank you for this delicious recipe and for bringing it to the party at FF.
I love your idea with this oven baked snow crab legs recipe! Can’t wait to the weekend to make some and try it.
This is the perfect taste. I’ve even tried.That a great recipe.Thanks for that
I crack mine before baking. That way I can start eating them right away, also a good kitchen scissor comes in handy.
Snow crab legs definitely are great choice for family’s parties. I just have tried it in restaurant, never cooked it before. They looks good in photo even by baking. Many thanks.
It looks so attractive. I want try it.
We love crab legs! I love being able to use the instant pot for this recipe.
Great! Exactly the taste I love, but I have not ever try by myself. Thank you much for sharing that.I will follow yours this weekend!
I love crab very much. Thank you for sharing. This tip is very useful. I will share this tip for my family and my friends. I believe they love it too.
What a tasty dish!!!. Thanks for sharing. I think your dish is very delicious. I will make this recipe for my family and my friend. I hope you have more recipe like this.
Thank you Rosie, I totally mastered this recipe! The first time I steamed crab legs was a total miss. Thank you for showing me a greater way, (no watery boil). The seasoning was perfect, my niece and hubby loved it.
I’m not a crab person but I’m going to start with these.
These baked crab legs are the best ever and super easy. I am so happy I printed the recipe off. My husband and I love them and he talks about the wonderful flavor every time I bake them.
Great recipe. I sprinkled a little Tony Chachere’s creole seasoning on in addition to the lemon pepper.
Loved the flavor.
This is the best way to make crab legs. Very easy and quite tasty. Thanks again
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Best crab legs we have ever eaten