Best 8 Seafood Stuffing Recipes

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Seafood stuffing is a delectable dish that combines the flavors of the sea with savory seasonings and a variety of textures. Whether you're looking for a classic seafood stuffing to complement your Thanksgiving turkey or a unique stuffing dish to impress your dinner guests, there are numerous recipes to choose from that cater to different tastes and preferences. From succulent shrimp and tender crab to briny oysters and flaky fish, the possibilities are endless when it comes to creating a satisfying seafood stuffing. In this article, we'll explore some of the best seafood stuffing recipes, providing step-by-step instructions and highlighting the key ingredients and cooking techniques that make each recipe exceptional.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

LOBSTER SEAFOOD STUFFING



Lobster Seafood Stuffing image

Great for a fancy dinner! This can be baked in lobster body shells with the claw meat and tail meat arranged on the side or served as a side dressing with any seafood.

Provided by Aroostook

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 35m

Yield 6 lobsters

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 lb butter
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
6 stalks celery, chopped
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 teaspoon thyme, dried
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 dashes black pepper
1/2 lb crabmeat
1/2 lb shrimp, peeled
1/2 lb small bay scallop
12 cups Ritz crackers, crushed
1 cup dry sherry

Steps:

  • Sauté the celery and onion in the butter until tender.
  • Add the herbs and seafood and cook until the shrimp and scallops are cooked through, about 10 minutes.
  • Add the crushed crackers and mix well.
  • Add the sherry and continue to cook for another 2 minutes.
  • This is enogh stuffing for six lobsters. Or this can be made as a side dish. Cook for 20 minutes in a casserole dish at 350F

SEAFOOD STUFFING



Seafood Stuffing image

For an easy and elegant side dish, I add canned crab and shrimp to boxed stuffed mix. When I served this to my mom as part of her birthday dinner, she said it was the best she had ever tasted...and nest time she wanted just the stuffing for her meal! -Marcy Thrall Haddam Neck, Connecticut

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 20m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 package (6 ounces) instant chicken-flavored stuffing mix
1 can (6 ounces) crabmeat, drained and cartilage removed or 1 cup of imitation crabmeat
1 can (6 ounces) small shrimp, rinsed and drained or 1 cup cooked small shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Steps:

  • Prepare stuffing according to package directions. Gently stir in the crab, shrimp and lemon juice.

Nutrition Facts :

SEAFOOD STUFFING WITH CRAB



SEAFOOD STUFFING WITH CRAB image

Categories     Shellfish     Stuffing/Dressing

Yield 12 people

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 16oz. Box Ritz Crackers
2/3 to 1/2 can of Italian Bread Crumbs
1 1/2 lbs. Butter
2 small or 1 large Onion (chopped)
3 stalks of Celery (same volume as onion) (chopped)
5 (6-ounce) cans of Crabmeat (drained)
2 (6.5-ounce) cans of Chopped Clams (drained)
1 handful grated Parmesan Cheese
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/2-teaspoon garlic powder
1/2-teaspoon salt
Additional parsley for garnish
Lemon wedges for accompaniment

Steps:

  • -Melt the butter in a large sauté pan over medium low heat. -Add the garlic, celery, and onion, and cook until transparent, stirring occasionally. Add seasoning to taste Stuffing -Use a rolling pin to crush crackers by placing them inside a re-sealable gallon size bag. -Add equal volume of breadcrumbs to cracker crumbs in a large bowl. -Add handful of cheese to desired taste. -Drain and add crabmeat and clams to bowl. - Fold in ½ of the butter mixture into bowl. -Add remaining to achieve consistency desired. Remember, the stuffing should be moist but not soggy.

MOMMA'S SEAFOOD STUFFING AS MADE BY DAVID OSEI RECIPE BY TASTY



Momma's Seafood Stuffing As Made By David Osei Recipe by Tasty image

David Osei celebrates Black History Month with this delicious side dish! Perfect for a casual family gathering or special occasion. Get creative with your favorite seafood and dig in!

Provided by Chris Rosa

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h55m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

3 boxes cornbread mix
3 large eggs
1 cup milk
nonstick cooking spray, for greasing
10 sea scallops
10 medium shrimps, peeled and deveined
12 oz shredded crab meat, drained
4 cups low sodium chicken stock
2 large eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
2 teaspoons fresh thyme, divided
½ cup store bought cranberry sauce

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
  • In a large bowl, combine the cornbread mix, eggs, and milk. Whisk until the batter is smooth.
  • Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish.
  • Bake the cornbread for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let rest until cool enough to handle, about 30 minutes.
  • Remove the cornbread from the baking dish and crumble by hand into a large bowl.
  • Quarter the scallops and add to a medium bowl. Cut the shrimp into thirds and add to the same bowl.
  • Add the scallops and shrimp to the crumbled cornbread, along with the crab meat, chicken stock, eggs, garlic powder, onion powder, poultry seasoning, dried thyme, salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon fresh thyme. Mix until combined.
  • Grease the dish used to bake the cornbread with more nonstick spray, then spread the stuffing in the dish in an even layer. Sprinkle the top with the remaining teaspoon of fresh thyme.
  • Bake until the stuffing is set and firm to the touch, 40-50 minutes.
  • Serve warm.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 528 calories, Carbohydrate 49 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 20 grams, Sugar 14 grams

CAJUN SEAFOOD CORNBREAD STUFFING (FOR PORK, CHICKEN OR FISH)



Cajun Seafood Cornbread Stuffing (For Pork, Chicken or Fish) image

When I am in Houston TX I always stop by a Cajun specialty meat shop called Heberts for their delish foods to bring home. One of the stuffings they make is a shrimp cornbread stuffing, they pile it high on pork and fish (you have to take it home and cook it). Well it is to die for. So instead of waiting until I traveled to Houston, I decided to try and copy it, well in my opinion, I topped it. If you like oyster dressing and/or cornbread stuffing, you are going to love this. For the cornbread I used Recipe #4290 .

Provided by Chipfo

Categories     Meat

Time 1h45m

Yield 4-6 , 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup onion (fine chopped)
1 cup celery (fine chopped)
1/4 cup butter
2 cups breadcrumbs (unseasoned, dry, fine crumble)
2 cups cornbread, baked and crumbled (fine crumble, Cornbread Mix or a cornbread with very little or no sweetness )
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon sage
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
2 eggs (beaten)
1/2 lb fresh shrimp
1 (6 1/2 ounce) can minced clams

Steps:

  • Bake cornbread and allow to cool, or use leftover. Crumble into fairly fine crumbs to equal 2 cups.
  • Clean and de-vien shrimp, chop into course pieces, 1/2 inch. Save shells.
  • In a small sauce pan bring chicken broth to simmer, add shrimp shells and simmer for 20 minutes. Set aside and add the juice from the canned clams.
  • Saute onion and celery in butter until tender.
  • Meanwhile, combine breadcrumbs and cornbread crumbs, salt, pepper, sage, garlic powder and poultry seasoning, mix well.
  • Strain broth into crumb mixture with a fine sieve or colender, discard shells, and give a quick stir. Add soup and eggs and stir well.
  • Fold in shrimp and clams.
  • Now, here is the important part, you want a really moist mixture that is not too moist. You may have to add broth or water (I used a tad bit of beer he he) You want to be able to use a big soup spoon, not a ladle but one of those huge spoons, scoop up some of the dressing and if a little runs off the sides but still remains heeped up on the spoon, perfect. If nothing runs off the sides of the spoon and you picked up a big ball of stuffing it is too thick. You need to add broth, water, or in my case beer until it forms a rounded peek when scooped instead of a ball.
  • Now, your stuffing is ready to cook, boy this is good. Take you a good cut of porkchop, fish, or chicken breast, place each serving on a piece of greased foil big enough to fold the sides of the foil up high enough to hold the stuffing, place the servings on cookie sheet and fill it up with the stuffing. Oh man, this just keeps getting better.
  • Depending on how big your pieces of meat are and how much stuffing you put on them will determine on how long you need to cook them. You need to use a meat thermometer to test the doneness. When done, allow to cool 5 minutes, fold back foil and use a spatula to remove onto plate.
  • I cook mine at 375 F for about an hour. I use thick cuts and lots of stuffing. This is good stuff man!
  • I even make these ahead and freeze them, just thaw and cook.
  • Servings, prep and cooking times are estimated as best as I can.

SAVANNAH SEAFOOD STUFFING



Savannah Seafood Stuffing image

This is a seafood stuffing that has been in my family for a while. We have never actually stuffed the bird with this to avoid the turkey having a 'fishy' taste. We tend to like our dressing very moist, but if you prefer a drier stuffing, only use half of the broth.

Provided by TIANA1T

Categories     Side Dish     Stuffing and Dressing Recipes     Cornbread Stuffing and Dressing Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

½ cup margarine
½ cup chopped green bell pepper
½ cup chopped onion
½ cup chopped celery
1 pound crabmeat, drained and flaked
½ pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
½ cup seasoned dry bread crumbs
1 (6 ounce) package corn bread stuffing mix
2 tablespoons white sugar, divided
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth

Steps:

  • Melt the margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the bell pepper, onion, celery crabmeat and shrimp; cook and stir for about 5 minutes. Set aside. In a large bowl, stir together the stuffing, bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Mix in the vegetables and seafood from the skillet. Stir in the cream of mushroom soup and as much of the chicken broth as you like. Spoon into a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  • Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly toasted on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 344.5 calories, Carbohydrate 28.4 g, Cholesterol 93.9 mg, Fat 15.7 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 22 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 1140.7 mg, Sugar 5.7 g

JOE'S CRAB SHACK'S SEAFOOD STUFFING RECIPE



Joe's Crab Shack's Seafood Stuffing Recipe image

Provided by á-170456

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 cup margarine
1/2 bunch celery trimmed, diced
3 large onions - diced
1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
1/2 pound pollock fillets
1/2 pound salad shrimp chopped
1 ounce shrimp base
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground white pepper
2 cups croutons
1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1/2 pound crab claw meat

Steps:

  • Sautee celery, onion, and garlic in margarine for until translucent. Add pollock and cook for 5 to 7 minutes. Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes. Drain most (but not all) of liquid from pan. Stir in shrimp base and peppers. Fold in croutons and breadcrumbs. Fold in crab meat. This recipe yields 6 servings.

GERALDINE JONES' LOUISIANA SEAFOOD STUFFING RECIPE - (4.2/5)



Geraldine Jones' Louisiana Seafood Stuffing Recipe - (4.2/5) image

Provided by á-174942

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 box corn bread stuffing mix
3 tablespoons corn oil
1 onion diced
3 celery stalks finely diced
1/2 bell pepper finely diced
3 garlic cloves finely diced
1/2 pound chicken gizzards finely minced
1 (8-ounce) jar oysters, liquid reserved
1/2 pound small shrimp peeled , deveined
1 (6-ounce) can crab meat, liquid reserved
2 teaspoons seasoned salt
1 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
1 bunch green onions finely diced
1 bunch parsley minced

Steps:

  • Place corn bread stuffing mix in large bowl. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in skillet and saute onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic until tender, 10 minutes. In another skillet, fry minced gizzards in remaining 1 tablespoon oil 10 minutes. Add oysters, shrimp and crab meat and cook until shrimp is done, 5 to 7 minutes. Add gizzard mixture to bowl along with reserved oyster and crab juice. Fill empty oyster jar with water twice and add to stuffing mix. Add more liquid if stuffing appears too dry. Blend sauteed vegetables, seasoned salt, pepper, green onions and parsley into stuffing mix. Return stuffing to skillet. Cook on low heat about 10 minutes, then return to baking pan and bake at 350°F until brown, 25 to 30 minutes. This recipe yields 16 servings. Each of 16 servings: 187 calories, 412 mg sodium, 43 mg cholesterol, 5 grams fat, 25 grams carbohydrates, 11 grams protein, 0.32 gram fiber

Tips:

  • Use Fresh Seafood: Opt for fresh, high-quality seafood to ensure the best flavor and texture in your stuffing.
  • Variety of Seafood: Don't limit yourself to just one type of seafood. Experiment with different combinations, such as shrimp, crab, lobster, and scallops.
  • Proper Cooking: Cook the seafood properly to avoid overcooking and becoming tough. Use a gentle cooking method like steaming or poaching.
  • Herbs and Spices: Enhance the flavor of your stuffing with a blend of herbs and spices. Common choices include parsley, thyme, rosemary, garlic, and paprika.
  • Breadcrumbs: Use a combination of fresh and dry breadcrumbs to achieve the perfect texture. Fresh breadcrumbs add moisture, while dry breadcrumbs provide structure.
  • Binding Agent: Incorporate a binding agent, such as eggs, mayonnaise, or melted butter, to hold the stuffing together.
  • Vegetables: Add chopped vegetables like celery, onions, and bell peppers for added flavor and texture.
  • Seasoning: Don't forget to season your stuffing with salt and pepper, and adjust the seasoning to your taste.
  • Stuffing the Bird: If stuffing the bird, do not pack the stuffing tightly, as it will expand during cooking.
  • Baking: Bake the stuffed bird or seafood dish according to the recipe's instructions, ensuring that the internal temperature reaches a safe level.

Conclusion:

Seafood stuffing is a versatile and delicious dish that can elevate any meal. With careful preparation and attention to detail, you can create a flavorful and memorable stuffing that will impress your family and friends. Experiment with different seafood combinations, herbs, spices, and cooking methods to find your perfect recipe. Whether you're enjoying it as a side dish or as the main event, seafood stuffing is sure to be a hit. Remember to follow these tips and enjoy the deliciousness of seafood stuffing!

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