A digital slow-cooker magazine · Est. 2011 · Celebrating our 15th year

Mains

Slow Cooker Crab Legs

Jenn Bare's slow-cooker mains. About 4 hours on HIGH in the crock, serves 2-3.

ApplianceSlow Cooker
Cook4 hours on HIGH
Serves2-3
Jenn BareWritten byJenn Bare
Slow Cooker Crab Legs

Method

Step by step

  1. 01

    Rinse crab legs under running water.

  2. 02

    Place the crab legs in your slow cooker (oval works best here) and fill with water until the crab legs are covered.

  3. 03

    Melt 1/2 stick of butter in a small bowl and mix in garlic and dill.

  4. 04

    Pour the butter mixture over the crab legs in the slow cooker.

  5. 05

    Cover & Crock on HIGH for 4 hours. (If using frozen crab legs, crock an additional 30 minutes.)

  6. 06

    Serve hot with melted butter and lemon wedges.

Tagged

crab legsfishlow-carbone pot cookingseafood

Originally published on getcrocked.com.

Adapt this recipe

Cook it in a different appliance

This recipe is written for a Slow Cooker. Pick another appliance and we'll re-time and re-write the method for you.

Reader ratings

No ratings yet

Did you make it? Rate it.

Jenn Bare, founder of GetCrocked

About the author

Jenn Bare

Founder of GetCrocked and lifelong slow-cooker devotee. Jenn writes every recipe here with one goal: get families back around the table without the weeknight scramble.

Read her story →