Baked Oysters with Crab

Ingredients

• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup grated Parmesan
• 1 pound lump crabmeat, picked clean of shells
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 minced shallot
• 1 cup cooked chopped bacon
• 1/4 cup freshly chopped basil leaves
• 12 to 16 oysters on the half shell

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the cream cheese, Parmesan, crabmeat, salt, pepper, garlic powder, shallot, bacon, and basil.

Place the oysters on a baking sheet and spoon the mixture onto the oysters in the half shell, putting a generous rounded mound of topping on each.

Bake for 7 to 10 minutes until the topping is bubbly and browned. Serve immediately.