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Baked Stuffed Shrimp

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Make this at home and save A LOT of money! And it is SO-O delicious!! Prepare it a day ahead then bake it just before serving!
2.30 from 10 votes
Servings: 12
Calories: 582

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup celery minced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 180 Ritz crackers salted, crushed
  • ¾ cup Romano cheese or Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1 ½ cups butter melted
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons parsley fresh
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3 pounds shrimp raw, extra-large
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika for garnish, optional
  • fresh parsley sprigs for garnish, optional
  • lemon wedges for garnish, optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375º.
  • Line two 13x9x2 inch pans with baking liners or grease or spray them. Add 1 or 2 tablespoons of water to the bottom of the pan.
  • In a small fry pan, sauté the 3 tablespoons of butter, celery, and garlic until soft but not browned. Then pour it into a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
  • Crush the Ritz crackers by hand or with a food processor and add them to the bowl, along with the grated cheese.
  • Stir in the melted butter, lemon juice, parsley, white wine, and black pepper. The mixture will be dry and will just hold together. Set aside.
  • Remove the shells from the shrimp but leave the tails on. Turn the shrimp with the inside face up and butterfly the shrimp (run a sharp knife down the length of the inside, but not all the way through). Remove the black vein.
  • Flatten the shrimp at the cut and place them in the prepared pans cut-side up and the tails turned up.
  • Mound about 1 tablespoon of the filling inside the cut of each shrimp.
  • Lightly sprinkle the stuffed shrimp with paprika if you wish.
  • Bake at 375º for 15-20 minutes or until the shrimp is cooked and the stuffing is lightly browned on top.
  • Serve with lemon wedges and extra sprigs of fresh parsley to the dish.

EXTRA TIP:

VARIATIONS: * Add 1 cup of crabmeat or other chopped fish to the stuffing mixture.
* Substitute the Ritz crackers for any bread crumbs, fresh or bought but just add some salt to the mixture.
* Add in a little crushed red pepper if you wish.
MAKE AHEAD! You can make this dish a day ahead and bake it just before serving!
Nutrition
Calories: 582kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 258mg | Sodium: 820mg | Potassium: 408mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 952IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 224mg | Iron: 3mg