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Low-Fat Baked Crab Cakes

 

 

Great crab appetizer or light lunch...
 

12 square 

 

saltine crackers

 

1/3 cup 

 

chopped fresh parsley

 

2 Tbs 

 

low fat plain yogurt or sour cream

 

1/3 cup 

 

chopped roasted red pepper, skin and seeds removed

 

1 Tbs 

 

water

 

1 Tbs 

 

fresh lime juice

 

 

 

hot pepper sauce to taste

 

 

 

salt to taste

 

1 lb 

 

fresh crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage

 

2 large 

 

egg whites

 

 

1

Preheat oven to 425°F.

2

Blend together saltines and parsley until saltines are pulverized. Put in a large mixing bowl. Stir in the yogurt, red pepper, water, lime juice, 2 to 3 dashes of hot sauce, salt to taste, and the crabmeat. Lightly mix the egg whites with a fork and stir them in. It is important that the mixture be thoroughly combined.

3

Butter a large baking sheet. Using your hands, for 16 crab cakes and arrange them 1 inch apart on the sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes, turning the crab cakes with a spatula after 10 minutes. The crab cakes are done when they are browned and cooked through.

 

Servings: 8

Yield: 2 crab cakes per serving

 

 Nutrition Facts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount Per Serving

 

 

 

Calories

 

146.21

 

Calories From Fat (17%)

 

25.40

 

 

 

% Daily Value

Total Fat 2.79g

 

4%

 

Saturated Fat 0.51g

 

3%

 

Cholesterol 33.68mg

 

11%

 

Sodium 452.03mg

 

19%

 

Potassium 267.48mg

 

8%

 

Carbohydrates 16.27g

 

5%

 

Dietary Fiber 0.73g

 

3%

 

Sugar 0.38g

 

 

 

Sugar Alcohols 0.00g

 

 

 

Net Carbohydrates 15.54g

 

 

 

Protein 13.39g

 

27%

 


WW Points 3

 

 

 

 

 Recipe Source

The New Legal Seafoods Cookbook

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