Crab - Open Faced Sandwiches

By JoyT

Ingredients

• Servings 4-8
• 1 ⁄2 lb crabmeat, flaked
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded (for sprinkling on top) (optional)
• 1 ⁄3 cup mayonnaise (reduced calorie is fine)
• 1/2 teaspoon old bay seasoning
• 1 ⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or (to taste) or 1⁄4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (or (to taste)
• 2 tomatoes
• 4 sourdough English muffins, split

Details

Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

Preheat broiler.

In a bowl, combine crabmeat, green onions, cheese, mayonnaise and cayenne (or hot pepper sauce).

Slice tomatoes into eight slices.

On a baking sheet or broiler pan place English muffin halves and broil 3-4 inches from heat until golden (3-5 minutes); remove from oven.

Place a tomato slice on each muffin half and top with crab mixture (about 1/2 cup per muffin half)and then sprinkle with extra shredded cheese, if desired.

Return to oven and broil until cheese browns. (3-5 minutes).