I received this recipe from a pal! Cocktail sauce, vegetables, shellfish, and cheese are stacked on top of a creamy foundation. It’s a real crowd-pleaser and sure to go over well at any event.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 15 mins |
| Servings: | 48 |
| Yield: | 6 cups |
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup cocktail sauce
- ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 1 tomato, seeded and chopped
- 1 cup cooked crabmeat
- 1 cup cooked baby shrimp
- 1 cup finely shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, blend cream cheese, sour cream and mayonnaise.
- In the bottom of an approximately 12 inch round serving dish, spread the cream cheese mixture. Pour cocktail sauce evenly over the mixture. Layer with green bell pepper, green onions and tomato. Top with crabmeat and shrimp. Sprinkle with mozzarella.
- Cover and chill in the refrigerator at least 2 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 48 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 14 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 122 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 4 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Excellent appetizer! I used canned tiny shrimp and canned lump crabmeat. For the dish, I used an 11 inch pie plate. I followed someone else’s suggestion and used sweet peppers instead of a green bell pepper and also decided to use only half of the shredded cheese. This will be my new go-to appetizer!
Yum, a good combination of everything. I have made this from other recipes and the layer of cream cheese, mayo and sour cream can be overwhelming. This is perfect! I also used cheddar cheese instead of mozzarella.
a big hit.
This recipe has been made by my family for years, we just don’t add as many vegetables, and a bit more cocktail sauce. tomato’s and green onion only veggies.
This is good, but it makes a LOT. Better have a party to serve it at, or be prepared to eat it for a week.
i brought this and a few other dips to thanksgiving. everyone did not like it for many different reasons i prob wont make this again. unfortunately.
I was sick of buying at Sobey’s. Sooooo, I went there with this guide and yum. I placed the seafood on the seafood sauce and then the veg, cuz really you want the seafood taste with the sauce. Thank you….. Will make again!
I got rave reviews with this recipe. I made it exactly per the recipe and it was wonderful! mi
Delicious. My shrimp-loving husband really liked this. I used chive/onion cream cheese instead of plain. Other than that followed the recipe exactly. Will be making this one again.
Made this for a family dinner and it was the first appetizer to be eaten with lots of compliments.Thank you for the recipe I will be making this again!
Loved it, was a big hit! I do make sure I use cocktail sauce with less spice to it.
I used Fat Free on the Mayo, cream cheese, and sour cream. It was wonderful!
Delicious! The only change I made is I used chill sauce instead of seafood sauce (seafood sauce is probably better – but I didn’t have any) and I put the pepper, tomatoes and green onion on top of the shredded cheese. It was really really yummy!! thanks
This was delicious, for the meat, I just used a package of imitation crab legs. It was a hit at the party. I used tangy cocktail sauce which gave it a bit of a bite.
I added an Herb & Garlic seasoning in the cream cheese mixture, and made my own seafood sauce with ketchup, horseradish and worcestershire. I chopped up the shrimp into small pieces, and omitted the crab as I didn’t have any in the house. It was a hit, everyone loved it.
Made this recipe for thanksgiving and it was such a hit, it was requested that I bring it for Christmas! I live in the NW where we always have access to fresh crab and shrimp, so this dip was perfect. Much loved by all!
I was looking for a recipe like my friend’s mom used to make when we were growing up. This dip is delicious! I used twice as much (fake) crabmeat and cut out the shrimp completely and it is soooo good. One of those things you bring to a party and everyone wants to know who on earth made the delicious dip they can’t stop eating!
I used imitation crab cuz we like it and I forgot to buy the shrimp. But it was still great. We dont like Mayo so I used Miracle Whip. I was worried about cream cheese, sour cream and mayo together but was pleasantly suprised.
This was absolutely fabulous! I & my guests couldn’t stop eating it, it makes a lot but goes quickly. The leftovers were even better once mixed together, I think next time I’ll make it that way!!
I was looking for recipe ideas for over the Christmas holidays and when I saw this recipe which I’ve made many times over the years and will be again this coming holiday, I have to rate it as it’s such a big, no, HUGE hit with our family. No changes made either, fantastic just as is. Our grown sons would be upset if I changed anything.
we love this dip for many special occasions. I have used more crab and larger shrimp for a more distinct flavour. We eat this with nachos-plain or flavoured- or crackers. If you can make it a day or 2 before needed , the flavours blend together nicely