Crab Stuffed Shrimp
This Crab Stuffed Shrimp recipe looks fancy but is simple to make, healthy, and perfect for everything from a holiday appetizer to a family dinner. This restaurant-quality dinner comes with a handful of ingredients like fresh shrimp, lump crab meat, garlic, lemon, old bay, panko, and cream cheese. With little filler, these fun shrimp appetizers are baked to perfection, sure to impress your guests.
Ingredients
- 1 pound raw shrimp, jumbo or colassal
- 8 ounces crab meat, lump or claw
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon old bay
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 1 tablespon parsley, chopped
- ¼ cup whipped cream cheese
- ¼ cup panko
- salt and pepper
Instructions
Prepare the Shrimp:
- Remove the shell of the shrimp, leaving the tail of the shrimp on for presentation.
- Next, take a sharp paring knife make a small cut to remove the vein on the back. Pull he vein out of the shrimp. Then make a deeper cut and butterfly the back of the shrimp by cutting down the middle of the shrimp but not all the way through. This should allow the shrimp to sit flat for stuffing.
Prepare the Crab Stuffng:
- In a medium bowl, mix the beaten egg, minced garlic, onion powder, lemon juice, old bay, mustard, parsley, and whipped cream cheese. Add the panko last.
- Carefully fold in the crab meat, being careful not to break up the peices.
Assemble the Crab Stuffed Shrimp:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Carefully place the butterflied shrimp on the baking sheet. Sprinkel the shrimp with salt and pepper and lemon juice.
- Carefully take about 1 tablespoon of the crab mixture and form it into a ball. Add the crab to each shrimp, carefully wraping the tail around the crab stuffing. Press the tail down, so it sticks.
- Repeat with all of the shrimp, laying them flat on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until the shrimp is pink and the crab meat starts to brown. Do not overcook or the shrimp will be tough.
Notes
Storage & Leftovers
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. They are best enjoyed fresh, but you can reheat them in the microwave or oven.
Freezing
Since your shrimp have most likely already been frozen, this is not a good dish to try to refreeze.
Make Ahead
You can prepare the entire stuffed shrinmp reciipe ahead of time, including making the stuffing and actually stuffind the shrimp. Store the raw shrimp, covered in the fridge for up to a day ahead of time. When you are ready for you party, you can bake the shrimp fresh.
Nutrition
Calories: 194kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 29gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 216mgSodium: 1227mgPotassium: 320mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 395IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 132mgIron: 1mg
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