Baked Seafood Avocados Recipe

Baked Seafood Avocados Recipe
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"Everyone who tastes this wonderful luncheon dish is surprised that the avocados are baked," notes Marian Platt of Sequim, Washington.

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  • 8 Servings
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 3/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt, optional
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 can (4-1/2 ounces) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed
  • 1 can (4 ounces) medium shrimp, rinsed and drained
  • 4 large ripe avocados, halved and pitted
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup crushed potato chips, optional

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, celery, onions, salt if desired and pepper. Add crab and shrimp; mix well. Peel avocados if desired. Sprinkle avocados with lemon juice; fill with seafood mixture. Sprinkle with potato chips if desired.
  • Place in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until bubbly. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (prepared with reduced-fat mayonnaise and without salt and potato chips) equals 269 calories, 22 g fat (0 saturated fat), 46 mg cholesterol, 247 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 9 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 fat, 1 meat, 1 fruit.

Baked Seafood Avocados published in Taste of Home April/May 2000, p18

Tastes great, high in Vitamin A, and takes only 10 minutes to prepare? That sounds like a fantastic dinner…


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Baked Seafood Avocados Recipe

Baked Seafood Avocados

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Reviewed on Sep. 01, 2008 by cooks_alot

This is a really wonderful recipe. I had something similar when I was in Spain. It was served chilled with the crab and a delicate seafood sauce. The dish was not oven prepared.

Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2008 by margemeasom

avacados have about 15g of fiber. not O. They also have only about 3-4 g of protein.

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