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Air Fryer Crab Cakes

Melissa
These Air Fryer Crab Cakes are everything you want and more in a crab cake. Lots of crab meat and just enough filler to keep them from falling apart.
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Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 8 crab cakes (4 servings)

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large egg
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise or Greek yogurt
  • 1 tbsp. dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning or Cajun seasoning
  • Juice of half of a lemon plus extra for slices
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or 2 teaspoons dried
  • 1 pound crab meat
  • ⅔ cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 green onions chopped
  • 1 large piece of jarred roasted red pepper diced
  • 1 tablespoon capers

Instructions
 

  • Preheat air fryer to 360 degrees F.
  • Whisk egg, mayo (or Greek yogurt), mustard, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay, lemon juice, and salt together in a bowl. Then add the parsley, crab meat, panko bread crumbs, green onion, red pepper, and capers, and mix gently.
  • Form crab mixture into 8 equally sized patties, using a ⅓ cup measuring cup. Press patties together gently without flattening the patty – just enough for mixture to stick together.
  • Cook in the air fryer for 7 minutes. Flip the patties, and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
  • Serve warm with lemon slices and your favorite dipping sauce, if desired.
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Nutrition

Calories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 12gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 736mgPotassium: 173mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 148IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 1mg
Keyword air fryer, crab cakes, seafood
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