Best Cream Cheese Stuffed Catfish Recipes

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CREAMY SPINACH STUFFED FLOUNDER



Creamy Spinach Stuffed Flounder image

A mixture of garden vegetable cream cheese and healthy chopped spinach lend rich flavor to these tender fish fillets. You'll have an elegant meal on the table in just over 30 minutes. Bobby Taylor of Michigan City, Indiana shares the recipe.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 carton (8 ounces) spreadable garden vegetable cream cheese, divided
4 flounder or sole fillets (3 ounces each)
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, combine spinach and 3/4 cup cream cheese. Spoon onto each fillet; roll up. Place seam side down in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. , Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. , In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine milk, lemon juice, salt, pepper and remaining cream cheese. Microwave on high 30-60 seconds; stir until smooth. Spoon over fish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 285 calories, Fat 21g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 94mg cholesterol, Sodium 493mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 18g protein.

BAYOU STUFFED CATFISH WITH CAJUN BEURRE BLANC



Bayou Stuffed Catfish with Cajun Beurre Blanc image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h45m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 21

1/2 pound jumbo lump crabmeat
1 loaf 3 by 6 by 1-inch baked cornbread
1 cup cooked spinach,chopped
1/4 cup pine nuts,toasted
1 tablespoon creole mustard
Salt and pepper, to taste
6 (6-ounce) boneless catfish fillets, skinned
1 cup seasoned flour
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups fish fry mix
Cajun beurre blanc (recipe follows)
Lemon, for garnish
1 1/2 cups white wine
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 bay leaf
1 fresh lemon, halved
2 shallots, minced
1 pound butter, cut in 1-inch pieces
I cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon black peppercorns, cracked
1 tablespoon blackened seasoning, see previous recipe

Steps:

  • Mix together crabmeat, cornbread, spinach, pine nuts, mustard and salt and pepper. Lay fish skin side up and top with 2 1/2 ounces stuffing. Roll tightly and refrigerate until set. Dredge in seasoned flour, dip in buttermilk, and roll through fish fry mix. Deep fry at 350 degrees F until light brown. Remove to sheet pan and finish in a preheated 350 degree F oven until temperature of 150 degrees F. Top with 1 1/2 ounces cajun beurre blanc and garnish with lemon.
  • In heavy saucepan, add all ingredients except butter and cream. Reduce the liquid over low heat. Add heavy cream and reduce by half. Slowly add butter, whipping continuously-alternating pan on and off flame. Strain and add seasoning.

CRAB-STUFFED CATFISH



Crab-Stuffed Catfish image

"My family was not big on fish...until I made this dish," Joy McConaghy from Moline, Illinois notes. She stuffs catfish fillets with a delicious mixture of crabmeat, cheese, seasoned bread crumbs and mayonnaise.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 35m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 can (6 ounces) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed or 1 cup imitation crabmeat, flaked
3 tablespoons seasoned bread crumbs
2 tablespoons shredded Monterey Jack cheese
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1-1/2 teaspoons mayonnaise
1/8 teaspoon salt, optional
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Dash cayenne pepper
2 catfish or whitefish fillets (6 ounces each)
1/8 teaspoon paprika

Steps:

  • In a bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Cut each fillet in half widthwise; place two halves in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Press crab mixture onto fillets; top with remaining halves. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 22-26 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 437 calories, Fat 23g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 182mg cholesterol, Sodium 611mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 48g protein.

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