Crabmeat-Stuffed Shrimp

UAB Recipes: Fish
1 1/3 pounds unpeeled large fresh shrimp
Cooking spray
1 cup soft breadcrumbs
¼ cup minced celery
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 ½ tablespoons water
1 tablespoon grated onion
1 tablespoon margarine, melted
¼ teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
¼ pound fresh crabmeat, drained and flaked
1/8 teaspoon paprika

  1. Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails intact. Butterfly shrimp by making a deep slit down the back of each shrimp from the large end to the tail, cutting to, but not through, the inside curve of the shrimp. Place in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
  2. Combine breadcrumbs and next 6 ingredients in a medium bowl. Stir in crabmeat. Top shrimp evenly with crabmeat mixture; sprinkle with paprika. Bake, uncovered, at 350 F for 15 to 20 minutes or until breadcrumb mixture is set and shrimp turn pink.
Yield: 6 servings.

Per serving:
 
Calories   108  
Protein (gm)   16  
Carbohydrate (gm)   3  
Fat (gm)   3  
Saturated fat (gm)   1  
Cholesterol (mg)   127  
Sodium (mg)   248
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