If you’ve got a rimmed baking sheet and an oven, you’ve got a foolproof way to cook crab legs for a crowd. Use the pre-cooked and flash-frozen crab legs you can find at the grocery store for the best quality meat. The sheet pan guarantees easy cooking and cleanup, so all you have to focus on is eating. Serve straight from the pan and set out a large bowl for empty shells.

Easy Baked Crab Legs

snow crab clusters (about 4 lb.)

olive oil

seafood boil seasoning (such as Old Bay)

butter, melted

lemon,

Preheat oven to 425°F. Arrange crab clusters in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet.


Stir together oil and seasoning in a small bowl, and brush over each crab cluster. Bake in preheated oven until hot throughout, about 12 minutes. Serve warm with butter and lemon.


Crab legs can be expensive, but cooking them at home is surprisingly easy and cheaper than dining out. Nicole shows the three fastest and simplest ways to cook and serve crab legs for a crowd. 

easy baked crab legs

Total: 15 minutes

Servings: 3.5

Cost: $6.43 /serving

Author : Nicole McLaughlin

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