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Crab, Cream Cheese, Caramelized Onion Nachos

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 onions chopped & roasted
  • 4 roasted garlic cloves
  • 1 8 oz package cream cheese room temperature
  • 1/2 cup mayo
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 16 oz can of crabmeat or package imitation crab meat
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded (divided)
  • Tortilla Chips
  • 3 green onions chopped for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
  • To roast the onions: Arrange the onions on a sheet pan, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and roast at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally until tender and edges start to brown.
  • To roast the garlic: Cut the top off the head of garlic exposing a bit of each clove of garlic. Place garlic head in a sheet of aluminum foil, drizzle olive oil on top, sprinkle with salt, wrap and seal the foil around the garlic. Place in the oven and roast at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until completely tender when poked with a fork or knife. Allow to cool, remove from foil and set aside.
  • Squeeze 4 roasted garlic cloves out of the head of garlic and mash into a paste.
  • In a large bowl, mix the softened cream cheese, mayo, lemon juice, and sea salt. Stir in the chopped crab meat, caramelized onions, mashed roasted garlic, and 1 cup of cheddar cheese until well mixed.
  • Place 1 tsp of crab & cream cheese filling on top of each tortilla chip. Top each chip with the remaining cheddar cheese.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 3-5 minutes until cheese is melted and tortilla chips are crisp.
  • Garnish with chopped green onions before serving. Enjoy!