About the Recipe
Ingredients
1 lb large shrimp (16–20 count)
3 stacks Ritz crackers
2 sticks butter
1/4 cup chopped olives
1 (8 oz) can minced clams, drained (reserve juice)
1/4 cup imitation seafood flakes, chopped
1 whole lemon
Preparation
1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
2) Boil shrimp about 2 minutes until pink (do not overcook). Set aside to cool.
3) Crush Ritz crackers in a medium bowl. Add minced clams, chopped olives, and seafood flakes.
4) Melt 1 stick butter and add to the mixture. Gradually add clam juice until stuffing is moist but not mushy.
5) Peel shells off shrimp, leaving tails intact.
6) In 4 oven-safe bowls, melt 1/4 stick butter in each, add garlic powder, then place 5 shrimp in each bowl. Top with stuffing.
7) Place bowls on a cookie sheet and bake for about 7 minutes until tops are toasted.
8) Serve hot with lemon wedges.