Dear Readers,

Today’s post is super special. Just read that title – says it all. If you’re feeling in the mood for a fancy (yet laughably simple) dinner, then this is the meal for you. Might I suggest surprising your special someone with this incredibly flavorful (yet wonderfully healthy) dinner? How about this weekend? Shared via candlelight? Sounds pretty darn irresistible, right? Alright, alright, enough questions. Let’s get down to business…

Wouldn’t it be great someone invented some sort of special computer that could take a picture of food and like, “print” the food out? And then you could just eat it right then and there. Man, that sounds awesome. Alright, someone get on that and get back to me…

As mentioned, this was beyond easy, but I love that it still seems kinda fancy, and of course, it’s still bursting with flavor despite it’s simplicity. In terms of nutrition, you know I’m all about it because it’s low carb. That crab cake is packed with protein (as is that turkey bacon), and of course you’ve got a nice side of green veggies with that asparagus, which is bringing some fiber as well as vitamins and minerals to the party.

I used light mayo when making the crab cakes, because it saves on calories and fat, but I don’t like fat free mayo because 1) it has a lot more sugar, and 2) it tastes like shit bad. I also used an Old Bay Crab Cake Seasoning Packet, because 1) you guys know that I like things to be easy and convenient, and 2) no, I’m not worried about the sodium content, as when eating lower carb, your kidneys will excrete more sodium so it’s okay to have a little extra in your diet. I used turkey bacon instead of regular bacon because I don’t eat any pig products. This was a personal choice I made a few years ago and has nothing to do with nutrition. As I learned more about how the pigs are treated, I just decided I couldn’t do it anymore. I have always loved pigs, and always wanted one as a pet someday, so I just didn’t feel right about eating them. But by all means, if you prefer regular bacon then please go ahead and use it. It’s gonna be A-mahzing either way.

Here’s how the crab cakes went down:

Print Super Simple Crab Cakes Yield: 4 large crab cakes Serving Size: 1 crab cake Ingredients: 1 pound jumbo lump crab meat

1 package Old Bay Crab Cake seasoning

1/2 cup of light mayonnaise

Lemon for garnish Method: Drain the can of jumbo lump crab meat and dump into a mixing bowl. Add in the seasoning packet and the mayonnaise. Gently mix everything together. Spray a baking sheet with non stick spray and turn the oven on to broil. Use your hands to form the crab mixture into 4 large patties, and place them on the baking sheet. Broil for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Garnish with lemon. Notes kcal = 195, FAT = 9g, CHO = 7g, PRO = 21g, Sugar = 0g 3.1 http://www.healthyvittlesandbits.com/2014/09/04/crab-cakes-bacon-wrapped-asparagus-part-one/

Told you they were simple. And in case you forget the recipe, it’s right on the back of the seasoning packet mix – foolproof 🙂 Of course, there are millions of fancy and complicated crab cake recipes out there that are also delicious, but I’m all about keeping it simple, and you know what? You can really taste and appreciate the crab when you have minimal ingredients like this. And when you spend that much money on jumbo lump crab meat – you damn well wanna taste it!

I like to squeeze the lemon juice on top. Or, if you like tartar sauce or cocktail sauce, either of those would be good too.

Now, in all honesty, I had every intention of just including the Bacon Wrapped Asparagus recipe in this post as well, but apparently with ZipList (the recipe plugin I use), you can only do one recipe per post, so guess what? You’ll have to check back tomorrow for the asparagus recipe!!! 😉

Do you have a favorite crab cake recipe?

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