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Grilled crab legs on a white surface with fresh herbs and a side of garlic butter in a little bowl
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Grilled Crab Legs with Garlic Butter Sauce

Tender, luscious Grilled Crab Legs cook up in just 10 minutes on the grill and pair deliciously with flavorful garlic butter sauce. You will love every bite of this easy grilling recipe!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword crab legs on grill, grill crab legs, grilled crab legs, grilling crab legs
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 481kcal

Equipment

  • Grill

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat your grill to medium. Split the shells of 3 pounds of crab legs and place them on a baking sheet split-side up.
    3 pounds king crab legs
  • Combine the ingredients to make garlic butter sauce in a bowl using a spoon. Use melted butter so you have a sauce.
    1 serving garlic butter sauce recipe
  • Gently spoon the garlic butter over the meat of the crab legs. Reserve additional butter for serving after grilling crab legs.
  • Place the split crab legs on the grill, shell-side down. Close the lid and grill for approximately 10 minutes or until the crab is cooked through. Crab leg meat is cooked when it is reddish-orange and opaque.
  • Remove from the grill and serve with the delicious garlic butter sauce and fresh lemon wedges. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Make sure to reserve additional garlic butter after spooning it onto the crab meat so you have extra to serve the grilled king crab legs with when they’re done grilling. It is just so flavorful!
  • I love to grill crab legs along with beef for a surf and turf pairing. My favorite choice has to be either Grilled Beef Short Ribs or Portuguese Beef Skewers!

Nutrition

Calories: 481kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Cholesterol: 157mg | Sodium: 1116mg | Potassium: 207mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1590IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 1mg