MyHealthyVegas Crab Cakes
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Serves: 4
 
The star ingredient is the crab meat so splurge here if you can. These are really tasty even though the overall fat content has been reduced.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup plain crispy Panko® bread crumbs, divided
  • 1 scallion, finely chopped
  • ½ large red bell pepper, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup Egg Beaters® (1 egg equivalent)
  • ¼ cup plain Chobani® Greek non-fat yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon of lite or olive oil mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon tarragon flakes
  • ¼ teaspoon thyme leaves
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
  • Dash of cayenne (red pepper)
  • 2 – 8 oz Phillips™ Premium Crab Claw meat
  • Pam® Cooking Spray
  • 1 teaspoon Grapeseed Oil
  • Sauce (optional)
  • 2 tablespoon light sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon course ground Dijon mustard
  • ¼ teaspoon dried parsley flakes
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, combine ⅓ cup bread crumbs, scallion, red bell pepper, egg, yogurt, mayonnaise, lime juice, garlic powder, tarragon, black pepper and cayenne.
  2. Fold crab into mixture.
  3. Divide mixture into eight portions and shape into 2 inch balls.
  4. In a shallow bowl, place ⅔ cup bread crumbs. Gently coat each ball in bread crumbs and shape into a ½-in.-thick patty.
  5. Coat a large nonstick skillet with Pam® add 1 tsp of oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add crab cakes; cook 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
  6. In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients. Drizzle 1 tablespoon over top of 2 crab cakes when serving.
Notes
A single serving of 2 crab cakes/Weight Watchers® PointsPlus™ Value = 6.

1 tablespoon of optional mustard dipping sauce equals 2.5 g fat, 2 g carbohydrate, 0g fiber, 2 g protein and 195 mg sodium. Weight Watchers® PointsPlus™ Value = 1.

My Recipe Inspiration: www.tasteofhome.com


Weight Watcher Disclaimer: I calculated the PointsPlus values for all my recipes and they are provided for informational purposes only. This is not an endorsement, sponsorship or approval of any of my recipes by Weight Watchers International, Inc., the owner of the WEIGHT WATCHERS and Points Plus trademarks.

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Nutrition Information
Serving size: 2 cakes/no sauce Fat: 2 Carbohydrates: 22 Sodium: 206 Fiber: 1 Protein: 11
Recipe by MyHealthyVegas at https://myhealthyvegas.com/archives/45