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!
- Why I love this recipe
- Ingredients
- Substitutions
- Equipment used for this recipe
- How to make Shrimp stuffed with Crab
- Pro Tips
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Why I love this recipe
For the seafood lover, this dish makes a great shrimp appetizer for a small dinner party. It also works great as a lunch, dinner, or romantic date night meal for two.
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Ingredients
(amounts are listed in the recipe card at the bottom of the post)
jumbo shrimp (size 16 – 20 per bag)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
jarred minced garlic
cream cheese
Panko breadcrumbs
chives
can premium white crab meat
Optional – Fresh lemon juice or lemon wedges for garnish
Substitutions
You can use fresh lump crabmeat instead of canned.
Equipment used for this recipe
How to make Shrimp stuffed with Crab
Step 1 – Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Step 2 – Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
Step 3 – Peel the shrimp leaving the tail on.
Step 4 – 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.
Step 5 – Using your hands, open the flesh of the shrimp until it lies flat.
Step 6 – 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.
Step 7 – Soften cream cheese in the microwave for about 30 seconds.
Step 8 – If crab meat is in chunks, chop until it is minced.
Step 9 – In a bowl, whisk together minced garlic, cream cheese, Panko bread crumbs, chives, and crab meat.
Step 10 – Use a melon baller to spoon the crab meat filling equally on top of each shrimp. Curl shrimp tails over top of the crab stuffing.
Step 11 – Bake for 5 – 8 minutes.
Step 12 – Remove pan from oven and sprinkle with fresh lemon juice, if desired. Serve immediately.
Pro Tips
Store leftovers in an airtight container for 2 – 3 days in the fridge.
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Yield: 10 - 12 Shrimp
Crab Stuffed Shrimp Recipe
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
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
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
- 1/4 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.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 56Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 207mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 6g
Nutrition information is a guideline only, is calculated automatically by third party software, and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.
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