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Quick Facts

Servings: 4
Cook Time: 20 min.
Barbara Hansen, Montclair High School, Montclair, CA
Crab and Parmesan cheese make a savory stuffing for these simple shrimp appetizers.

Ingredients

  • 1 package frozen crabmeat, thawed
  • 1/2 stick butter
  • 1 Tbs Parmesan cheese, grated
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 8-20 milk crackers, crushed
  • 12-16 large, raw shrimp, cleaned and deveined

Directions

  • Drain juice from thawed crabmeat and save. Melt butter. Blend in crabmeat and Parmesan. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Gradually add crushed crackers. If mixture is too thick, thin with crabmeat juice. Place mixture in shrimp, opened butterfly style. Bake at 375° F for 20 minutes. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Recipe courtesy of the National Fisheries Institute

Nutrition Facts

Calories 264
  Calories from Fat 143 (54%)
(25%) Total Fat 16g
(41%) Saturated Fat 8g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
(30%) Cholesterol 90mg
(13%) Sodium 302mg
(6%) Potassium 198mg
Total Carbohydrate 16g
(2%) Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 4g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(27%) Protein 14g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.

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