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Crab-Stuffed Shrimp

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Feb 10, 2010
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Don't go out to eat—rival your favorite seafood restaurant by making these sensational shrimp at home. To make them extraordinary, serve with Hollandaise Sauce.

Crab-Stuffed Shrimp

  • Prep Time 45 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

  • 16 uncooked extra-large shrimp (about 1 lb), thawed if frozen, peeled (with tail shells left on), deveined
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons dry white wine or nonalcoholic white wine
  • 1/2 cup soft bread crumbs (about 1 slice bread)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • 1 can (6 oz) crabmeat, drained, flaked
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/8 teaspoon paprika

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Leaving the tail intact, cut a slit on the inside curve of each shrimp without cutting all the way through. Press open to butterfly.
  • Step 
    2
    In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onion, celery and garlic in butter about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Stir in wine; cook about 30 seconds or until bubbly.
  • Step 
    3
    In medium bowl, stir vegetable mixture, bread crumbs, salt, parsley, whipping cream and crabmeat until well mixed. Mound slightly less than 1 tablespoon of stuffing onto each butterflied shrimp, pressing to shape.
  • Step 
    4
    In ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan, place shrimp with stuffing sides up. Sprinkle cheese and paprika over stuffing. Bake about 30 minutes or until shrimp are pink and stuffing is starting to brown.

Nutrition

190 Calories
8g Total Fat
26g Protein
3g Total Carbohydrate
0g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
190
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
4g
19%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
210mg
70%
Sodium
550mg
23%
Potassium
320mg
9%
Total Carbohydrate
3g
1%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
0g
Protein
26g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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