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Baked Flounder with Shrimp Stuffing on blue transferware plate with green beans and silverware
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Baked Flounder with Shrimp Stuffing

Baked flounder filets topped with meaty shrimp "stuffing" and seasoned with paprika, onion powder, and lots of butter. A great holiday meal that you can (mostly) make ahead!
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword Holiday Meals, Restaurant Quality
Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  • 1 lb flounder filets
  • 1 1/4 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter, divided
  • 1/4 cup diced green pepper
  • 1/4 cup diced celery
  • 6 tbsp diced onion
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 6 tbsp low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 tsp dried dill weed
  • 1/2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • ground paprika, to taste
  • onion powder, to taste
  • salt, to taste
  • ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

PREP INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 375F. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
  • Dice green pepper, celery, and onion. Set aside.
  • Chop parsley and set aside.
  • Chop shrimp into bite-size pieces. Set aside.

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

  • Melt 2 tbsp butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the green pepper, celery, and onion, stir to coat, and sautĂ© until the veggies have softened, 5-8 minutes.
  • Add the chopped shrimp to the skillet and stir into the veggies. Cook until the shrimp have turned pink.
  • Stir the chicken broth, Worcestershire sauce, and dried dill into the skillet. Let the mixture heat through, then turn off the stove and remove the skillet from the heat.
  • Stir the bread crumbs into the skillet until you have a thick stuffing mixture. Taste and additionally season with salt and pepper to taste. Set stuffing aside to cool slightly.
  • Liberally season both sides of flounder filets with salt, pepper, onion powder, and a dash of paprika. Place seasoned filets in a single layer in the prepared baking dish and squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the fish.
  • Spoon the shrimp stuffing on top of the flounder, covering as much of the filets as possible.
  • Slice the remaining 4 tbsp of butter into thin pats and place on top of the stuffing all around the baking dish.
  • Liberally season the flounder and stuffing with salt, pepper, onion powder, and paprika.
  • Bake the flounder at 375F for 10-15 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve Baked Flounder with Shrimp Stuffing while still hot from the oven.

Notes

Baked Flounder with Shrimp Stuffing is an adapted version of this recipe.