Crab Cakes Italiano from the Pillsbury site!
Pesto easily packs extra flavor into these prize-winning crab cakes. Mamma mia!
Prep Time: 35 Min
Total Time:
Makes: 8 servings
INGREDIENTS
Sauce
1/2
cup mayonnaise or reduced-fat mayonnaise
2
tablespoons purchased pesto
Crab Cakes
1
lb. fresh lump crabmeat, cleaned and rinsed, or imitation crabmeat (surimi), shredded*
1/2
cup Progresso® Italian Style Bread Crumbs
1/3
cup mayonnaise or reduced-fat mayonnaise
2
tablespoons purchased pesto
1
egg, beaten
2
tablespoons olive oil
Garnish, if desired
Italian plum tomato slices
Fresh basil sprigs
Julienne-cut sun-dried tomatoes
DIRECTIONS
1In small bowl, combine sauce ingredients; mix well. Cover; refrigerate until serving time.2In large bowl, combine all crab cake ingredients except olive oil; mix well. Using 1/3 cup mixture for each, shape into eight 3-inch patties.3Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add patties; cook 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown and thoroughly cooked. Drain on paper towels. Serve crab cakes topped with sauce. Garnish as desired.
* To substitute for fresh crabmeat, canned crabmeat, drained, or frozen crabmeat, thawed and drained, can be used.
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on May. 8, 2012 at 1:48 PM
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Jackie
on May. 8, 2012 at 4:44 PM
I am a huge fan of Crab, Steamed Crab, Crab Cakes, Crab Dip. I will make this one!
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Mandee
on May. 8, 2012 at 5:33 PM
Im not but I thought it looked good!
Quoting snuggiewoogie:I am a huge fan of Crab, Steamed Crab, Crab Cakes, Crab Dip. I will make this one!
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on May. 8, 2012 at 1:48 PM