Flounder with Shrimp Stuffing Recipe

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The delicious shrimp-herb stuffing makes this fish recipe company-special. But it really isn’t hard to make. Our family enjoys fish, and we eat it often. —Marie Forte, Raritan, New Jersey

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Flounder with Shrimp Stuffing Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

STUFFING:
6 tablespoons butter, cubed
1 small onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
1 pound uncooked shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped
1/4 cup beef broth
1 teaspoon diced pimientos, drained
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon dill weed
1/2 teaspoon minced chives
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1-1/2 cups soft bread crumbs
FISH:
6 flounder fillets (3 ounces each)
5 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon paprika
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

In a large skillet, melt butter. Add the onion, celery and green pepper; saute until tender. Add shrimp; cook and stir until shrimp turn pink. Add the broth, pimientos, Worcestershire sauce, dill, chives, salt and cayenne; heat through. Remove from the heat; stir in bread crumbs.
Spoon about 1/2 cup stuffing onto each fillet; roll up. Place seam side down in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Drizzle with butter and lemon juice. Sprinkle with seasonings. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Yield: 6 servings.

Cooking for 2: Flounder with Shrimp Stuffing for 2

Nutritional Facts 1 stuffed flounder fillet equals 357 calories, 23 g fat (14 g saturated fat), 187 mg cholesterol, 476 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 28 g protein.

Originally published as Flounder with Shrimp Stuffing in Taste of Home June/July 2009, p69