BLUE CHEESE-STUFFED SHRIMP

Blue Cheese-Stuffed Shrimp image

Cooked shrimp become something more extraordinary when stuffed with blue cheese. The mild flavor has mass appeal.-Amy Dollimount, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 20m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

3 ounces cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup minced fresh parsley, divided
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
1 teaspoon chopped shallot
1/2 teaspoon Creole mustard
24 cooked jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined

Steps:

In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1/3 cup parsley, blue cheese, shallot and mustard. Refrigerate at least 1 hour., Make a deep slit along the back of each shrimp to within 1/4 to 1/2 in. of the bottom. Stuff with cream cheese mixture; press remaining parsley onto cream cheese mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 43 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 54mg cholesterol, Sodium 89mg sodium, Carbohydrate 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 6g protein. Diabetic Exchanges