seafood recipes

Crab Cakes with Chipotle Sauce

Chipotle peppers add pizzazz to traditional crab cakes. Shop for the peppers in the Mexican foods section of your grocery store.

Prep: 15 min – Cook: 3 min

Sauce Ingredients:

1 cup LAND O LAKES® Light Sour Cream
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce

Crab Cakes Ingredients:

3/4 cup cornflake crumbs
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons sliced green onions
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon salt
12 ounces cooked crabmeat, flaked
2 tablespoons LAND O LAKES® Butter

Combine all sauce ingredients in 5-cup blender container or food processor bowl fitted with metal blade. Blend at high speed until smooth (1 to 2 minutes).

Combine all crab cakes ingredients except crabmeat and butter in large bowl. Stir in crabmeat. Shape into 15 small (2-inch) patties.

Melt butter in 12-inch skillet until sizzling; add patties. Cook over medium heat, turning once, until lightly browned (3 to 5 minutes).

Serve patties with sauce.

Makes 5 servings

Nutritional Info per 1 Serving: Calories 280, Fat 11 g, Cholesterol 170 mg, Sodium 820 mg, Carbohydrates 23 g, Dietary Fiber 1 g, Protein 21 g

This recipe created by Land O’Lakes.