Hot Seafood Spread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 (4 1/4 ounce) can baby shrimp, rinsed and drained or 1/2 cup cooked shrimp
• 3/4 cup imitation crabmeat
• 1/2 cup green onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 teaspoons dill weed
• 2 teaspoons fresh parsley, minced
• 1 loaf pumpernickel bread, round or 1 loaf italian bread

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except the bread.
• 2 cut the top fourth off the loaf of bread and hollow out leaving a 1/2" shell.
• 3 cube the bread that you have removed making it large enough to dip with. set aside.
• 4 fill the bread shell with the seafood mixture.
• 5 place on a layer of heavy duty foil and wrap tightly to seal.
• 6 place on a sheet pan and bake on middle rack of oven at 325f for 25 minutes.
• 7 remove foil, bake 20 minutes longer or until the crust is golden and the spread is heated through.
• 8 serve with bread sticks, crackers, vegetables and reserved bread cubes.
• 9 it is not recommended that you use fat-free mayonnaise or cream cheese, however, i have used light cream cheese and it turned out fine.