Baked King Crab Legs Recipe
Easy Baked King Crab Legs are rich and moist with sweet tender meat and succulent flavor. Dip them into this garlic butter enhanced with lemon and Old Bay seasoning. Ready in just 25 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds thawed King crab legs (2 or 3 legs)
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ¼ cup olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Place crab legs on a large rimmed baking sheet. Click for a large baking sheet.
- Heat butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until melted, about 3 minutes.
- Whisk in Old Bay seasoning, lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil.
- Set aside half of the sauce to use for dipping later.
- Brush crab legs with the remaining butter mixture and pour any extra mixture over crab legs.
- Place in the oven and bake until opaque and flaky, about 20 minutes.
- We used a chef knife to cut them each in half before serving.
- This crab leg cracker and picks set works great for the getting the meat out of the shell. Make sure to dig out every last little bit of that tender juicy crab meat. Yum!
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 518kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 16gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 26gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 892mgPotassium: 200mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 747IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 1mg
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