Crab Cakes

This is a favorite recipe of mine. It's delicious and pretty easy to make. I found it in Cooking Light magazine. The recipe includes some baked vegetables and a butter sauce, but I've never made either of those, so I'm not going to include them here. You can find the recipe on myrecipes.com. It's titled: "Crab Cakes with Roasted Vegetables and Tangy Butter Sauce." The nutrition information is there, also, but it takes into account that you're eating the entire meal, not just the crab cakes, so I don't know the exact numbers. I usually just pair these with salad or nothing at all. I use imitation crab because the real thing is pretty much always out of my price range.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
2 Tbsp fresh parsley
3 Tbsp light mayo
2 tsp Dijon mustard
3/4 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
1 lb. lump crab meat, drained and shell pieces removed
1 1/2 cups Panko (Japanese) breadcrumbs - I have used regular bread crumbs as well, if you don't have panko or can't find it.
1 Tbsp Olive Oil, divided
Cooking spray

Preparation:
1. Combine first seven ingredients in a medium bowl. Gently fold in crab meat. Gently stir in 3/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs. Cover and chill 30 minutes.

2. Divide crab mixture into 8 equal portions (about 1/2 cup each); shape into 3/4 inch thick patty. Place remaining 3/4 cup panko in shallow dish. Working with one patty at a time, dredge in panko. Repeat procedure with remaining patties and panko.

3. Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil in medium non-stick skillet over medium heat. Coat both sides of patties with cooking spray. Add 4 crab cakes to pan; cook seven minutes. Carefully turn cakes over; cook seven minutes or until golden. Repeat procedure with remain 1 1/2 teaspoons oil, cooking spray and remaining 4 crab cakes.

I have a big enough skillet that I can cook all 8 crab cakes at once and it works just fine. I usually use about 2 Tbsps. of olive oil at once when doing this, but that's just me.

Serving size: 2 crab cakes.

Hope you enjoy!