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Crab Stuffed Shrimp Recipe

Zona House
Crab Stuffed Shrimp Recipe is delicious, decadent, and impressive. Large shrimp are butterflied and filled with cream cheese, chive, and crab filling, then baked. Low-carb and ready in just 15 minutes!
4.43 from 59 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Seafood
Cuisine American
Servings 10 to 12 Shrimp
Calories 55 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 10 - 12 jumbo shrimp (size 16 – 20 per bag)
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon jarred minced garlic
  • 2 ounces of cream cheese
  • ¼ cup Panko bread crumbs
  • 2 teaspoons chives
  • 6 oz can premium white crab meat, drained (or fresh lump crab meat)
  • Optional - Fresh lemon juice or lemon wedges for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
  • Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Peel the shrimp leaving the tail on.
  • Butterfly shrimp by inserting a paring knife about three-quarters of the way into the back of the shrimp near the head and cutting nearly all the way down the center of the shrimp's back to the tail. Remove the vein with the tip of your knife.
  • Using your hands, open the flesh of the shrimp until it lies flat.
  • Place shrimp on the prepared baking dish cut side down, and gently press the flat end to make them slightly flatter. Sprinkle shrimp with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Soften cream cheese in the microwave for about 30 seconds.
  • If crab meat is in chunks, chop until it is minced.
  • In a bowl, whisk together minced garlic, cream cheese, Panko bread crumbs, chives, and crab meat.
  • Use a melon baller to spoon the crab mixture equally into butterflied shrimp. Curl shrimp tails over top of the crab stuffing.
  • Bake for 5 - 8 minutes.
  • Remove pan from oven and sprinkle with fresh lemon juice, if desired. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • Store leftovers in an airtight container for 2 - 3 days in the fridge.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 55kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 6gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.004gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 238mgPotassium: 80mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.3gVitamin A: 121IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 0.2mg
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