Quilted Bear Hot Crab Dip with Garlic Bagel Chips

1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup chopped fresh garlic (see note)
3 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
2 cups mayonnaise
2 1/2 pounds snow crab meat, very well drained, flaked
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
Garlic bagel chips

Place cream cheese, garlic and Old Bay seasoning in food processor and mix until smooth. Remove from processor. Place in bowl and mix in mayonnaise. Mix crab into dressing. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Place 4 ounces of mixture into 6-ounce oven-proof dishes for individual servings or place all of mixture in 1-quart oven-proof casserole dish. Bake in preheated oven 20 minutes for individual servings; 30 minutes if made in 1 casserole dish. When done, remove from oven and top with Parmesan. Serve with garlic bagel chips. Makes 20 appetizer servings, about 4 ounces each.