CopyCat Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Stuffed Shrimp

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Olive Oil
1/4 cup chopped Onions
1 cup Crab Meat picked over and shredded
1/3 cup Bread Crumbs
1 tablespoon Mayonnaise
1/4 cup freshly shredded Parmesan Cheese
1 Egg
Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper to taste
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed Lemon Juice
15 extra large or jumbo Shrimp precooked
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Butter Cream Sauce
2 cups Jasmine Rice cooked

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Crab Stuffing:
Place olive oil in a medium skillet. Place skillet over medium high heat. When oil is hot and shimmering, add onions. Sauté until tender. Remove from heat.

Place onions in a small mixing bowl. Add crab meat, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, egg, salt, pepper, olive oil and lemon juice. Stir until well combined.

Shrimp:
Butterfly the shrimp.

Set flat side down in a baking pan or dish.

Take approximately 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons of crab mixture and roll into a ball about the size of a walnut. Place the crab “ball” on top of the shrimp.

Sprinkle with Monterey Jack cheese.

Place pan in preheated oven. Bake about 15 to 20 minutes.

While shrimp are baking, make Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Butter Cream Sauce according to the recipe. Set aside and keep warm.

Remove shrimp from oven.

Divide Jasmine rice between 2 serving plates. Lay shrimp over rice.

Spoon Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Butter Cream Sauce over top.

Serve hot with freshly toasted Garlic Bread.