Make this delicious shrimp butter served with baguette slices – a perfect Southern appetizer recipe for this Halloween.
Spooky Shrimp Butter
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 20 min
- Ingredients 10
- Servings 16
Ingredients
- 1 lb uncooked medium shrimp, peeled, deveined
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 4 medium green onions, chopped (1/4 cup)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill weed
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons red pepper sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- Fresh chives, if desired
- Toasted baguette slices, if desired
Instructions
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Step1In 3-quart saucepan, heat 4 cups water to boiling. Add shrimp. Cover and return to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 3 to 5 minutes or until shrimp are pink; drain. Cool.
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Step2In food processor, place shrimp. Cover; process, using quick on-and-off motions, until coarsely chopped. Add remaining ingredients except chives and baguette slices. Cover; process until smooth.
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Step3Spoon spread into serving bowl. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours. Garnish with chives. Serve with baguette slices.
Nutrition
124
Calories
12g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
0g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 124
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 170mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 0g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Very Lean Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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