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Crab Stuffed Peppers Recipe with Lemon-Basil Butter

A recipe for sweet chili peppers stuffed with succulent crab meat, goat cheese and Parmesan, then baked or grilled to perfection.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 445 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 Serrano peppers sub in jalapenos for less heat
  • 1 small sweet onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • 8 ounces crab meat shredded
  • 5 ounces goat cheese
  • 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • ¼ cup panko
  • 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 4 large sweet peppers
  • ½ cup fresh chopped basil divided
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • juice from half a lemon

Instructions

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  1. Heat a pan to medium heat and add olive oil. Add serranos and onion and cook about 5 minutes to soften.
  2. Add garlic and cook another minute, until fragrant. Cool and add to a mixing bowl.
  3. Add crab meat, cheeses, Panko, Old Bay, salt, and about half of the fresh basil. Stir.
  4. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  5. Slice each sweet pepper in half lengthwise and scoop out the innards.
  6. Stuff each pepper with the crab mixture and sprinkle with dried basil.
  7. Set onto a lightly oiled baking sheet. Bake 20-25 minutes.
  8. While stuffed peppers are baking, add butter, lemon juice and remaining basil to a small pot. Heat on low until butter melts. Swirl.
  9. Drizzle the Lemon-Basil Butter over the stuffed peppers and serve.

Notes

  • NOTE: You can also prepare these on the grill over indirect medium heat.
  • Heat Factor: Mild.

Nutrition Information

Calories 445kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 19g (6%) Protein 29g (58%) Fat 28g (43%) Saturated Fat 17g (85%) Cholesterol 92mg (31%) Sodium 1127mg (47%) Potassium 549mg (16%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 10g (20%) Vitamin A 4885IU (98%) Vitamin C 162.3mg (180%) Calcium 428mg (43%) Iron 3.5mg (19%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 445

% Daily Value*

Calories 445kcal 22%
Carbohydrates 19g 6%
Protein 29g 58%
Fat 28g 43%
Saturated Fat 17g 85%
Cholesterol 92mg 31%
Sodium 1127mg 47%
Potassium 549mg 12%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 10g 20%
Vitamin A 4885IU 98%
Vitamin C 162.3mg 180%
Calcium 428mg 43%
Iron 3.5mg 19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.