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Shrimp Stuffed Pears

Date added: April 22, 2008

Delightfully delicious and eye appealing.

This is a very impressive dish when entertaining as a first course or lunch out on the patio with the girls in the summer while enjoying a tall, cool one. (Drink, that is, not a guy!!)

  • Servings: 12 change
  • Calories per serving: 158
  • Prep time: 10
  • Cook time: 0

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 pound fresh shrimp cooked
  • 14 ounces canned pears in juice
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp fresh dill chopped
  • 3 lemons cut in quarter wedges
  • 1 iceberg lettuce any type of lettuce will do (not romaine)
  • to taste paprika
  • to taste stuffed green olives

Recipe Method

1- Rinse shrimp under cold water and drain.

2- Drain the pears well.

3- Beat cream cheese with milk until smooth.

4- Stir in shrimp, lemon juice, salt, and dill.

5- Fill the hollow of each pear piling high with the shrimp mixture.

6- Sprinkle with paprika and decorate with stuffed olives.

7- Place each pear in a lettuce bowl with a lemon wedge at the side.

8- If serving in the summer, a fresh edible flower from your garden can also be added for decoration. Bada bing!!

Nutritional Facts

Per serving% Daily Value*
Calories 1588%
Fat 9g13%
Cholesterol 92mg31%
Sodium 319mg 13%
Carbohydrates 11g8%

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Alice Samworth - Ask a question

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