Description
Oven Baked Snow Crab Legs are an easy, restaurant-quality seafood dish made with tender crab legs baked in the oven with garlic, seasoning, and olive oil or butter. This foolproof method delivers sweet, juicy crab in under 20 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs snow crab legs, thawed
- 2 tbsp olive oil or melted butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- Lemon wedges, for serving
- Melted butter, optional for dipping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix olive oil, garlic, Old Bay, paprika, and black pepper in a small bowl.
- Arrange crab legs in a single layer on the baking sheet.
- Brush seasoning mixture evenly over crab legs.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes until heated through and fragrant.
- Remove from oven and serve immediately with lemon wedges and butter.
Notes
Do not overcook crab legs since they are already pre-cooked. Bake just until hot and fragrant for best texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Oven Baked
- Cuisine: Seafood
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 oz crab
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 560mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
Keywords: oven baked snow crab legs, baked crab legs, seafood dinner