Garlic & Scampi Stuffed Shrimp

Happy Valentines Weekend!

Hope everybody had a fun Love day :). We had a nice, romantic dinner at home and snuggled up on the couch to watch a movie! 

I tried a couple new recipes last night and wanted to share one of them!

This was our Valentines Menu:

Garlic & Scampi Stuffed Shrimp

Marinated Rib Steak

Baked Potato

Fresh Corn

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Chocolate Covered Wafers

We were stuffed!! :) but it was all delicious!!

Recipe for GARLIC & SCAMPI STUFFED SHRIMP

Ingredients:

*1 lb small shrimp--tail off peeled

*1/4 teaspoon Turmeric 

*1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

*1/4 C. Sour cream

*1 C. Bread crumbs

* 2 cloves garlic-minced

*2 tablespoons lemon juice

*2 tablespoons Parsley

*16 jumbo shrimp

Directions:

Chop small shrimp and add to bowl. Add  rest of ingredients EXCEPT jumbo shrimp. 

Mix well and form a ball. 

Peel jumbo shrimp

Butterfly them by cutting a slit on the backside o the shrimp (don't cut all the way through look below for example) 

Coat baking dish with cooking spray. And place jumbo shrimp in. Take a tablespoon of the mixture and form a small ball and place on each jumbo shrimp. 

Brush each shrimp with olive oil. Bake at 425 for 15 min. Or until shrimp turns pink. 

ENJOY!

Butterfly the jumbo Shrimp

They should set up like this when butterflied

Ready to go in the oven

Fresh out of the oven! Pink, hot and oh so good!!! :)

Find original recipe at:

http://www.canyoustayfordinner.com/2011/01/10/scampi-stuffed-and-roasted-shrimp/