Crab Meat Stuffed Shrimp

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• soft breadcrumbs, equal to a hamburger bun
• 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon mrs. dash seasoning mix
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 lb lump crabmeat (best available)
• 1 lb med to large shrimp (royal reds are best)
• parmesan cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 peel shrimp leaving tails and slice down middle deveining as you go.
• 2 lay on greased cookie sheet to form a circle with the tail pointing up.
• 3 (fan the tail out for beauty and handle) mix first 7 ingredients and gently fold into crabmeat.
• 4 place a spoonful of crabmeat mixture on top of the circle.
• 5 top with fresh parmesan (optional) place cookie sheet in 350 degree oven for 15 minutes, remove with spatula to serving tray, serve immediately.
• 6 also, try stuffing mushrooms which only take 10-15 minutes in the oven, same temp.
• 7 to prepare for a party, prepare trays, cover with plastic wrap and store in refrigerator, then just place in oven when ready and serve in 15 minutes!
• 8 having medium shrimp saves money and makes more of a finger-food size.
• 9 i've made extra and frozen some to be used as side dishes.
• 10 if you can't get seafood where you live, you can order all supplies from a seafood place in florida- joe patti's seafood online.
• 11 even mid-westerners can enjoy a special fresh seafood treat.