STUFFED CRAB/ CRAB BACK |recipe island style #stuffedcrab

crab meat

🥗Healthier: shrimp

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Shrimp is lower in calories, while canned tuna is budget-friendly.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, and margarine can be a cost-effective alternative.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor without dairy, while processed cheese is often less expensive.

Worcestershire sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: homemade sauce

Soy sauce is lower in calories, and homemade sauce can be made with pantry staples.

Preheat skillet and spray oil to prevent butter from burning.

Melt butter in the skillet.

Add onions, bell peppers, garlic, and thyme to the skillet and sauté for 3-4 minutes.

Add crab meat, lemon juice, seasonings, breadcrumbs, and seafood stock to the skillet and gently toss for about 3 minutes on medium to low heat.

Add remaining herbs for color and brightness and toss gently.

Stuff the crab filling into cleaned dungeness crab shells, using about 10 shells.

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