Stuffed Shrimp recipe

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Ingredients

20 extra-large shrimp - peeled, deveined, and tails removed
20 leaves fresh basil
¼ cup creamy goat cheese
10 thin slices prosciutto, halved crosswise
1 tablespoon olive oil

Nutrition Info

51.4 calories
carbohydrate: 0.1 g
cholesterol: 48.5 mg
fat: 2.9 g
fiber: : -
protein: 5.9 g
saturatedFat: 1.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 132.7 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

  2. Make thin slit in the back of each shrimp, being careful not to cut all the way through.

  3. Tuck 1 basil leaf into the opening of each shrimp, followed by 1/2 teaspoon of goat cheese. Wrap 1/2 of a prosciutto slice around each shrimp from bottom to tail.

  4. Arrange stuffed shrimp on a baking sheet. Brush each lightly with olive oil.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until shrimp is pink and prosciutto is crispy, 4 to 5 minutes.

Recipe Yield

20 shrimp

Recipe Note

I was looking for something new to do with shrimp for a bbq, and this is what I came up with while walking the aisles of a local market... turned out amazing!

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