Baked Stuffed Lobster and Shrimp

Perfect for dinner parties, this stuffed lobster is a shellfish bonanza filled with crushed crackers, buttery scallops, clams, and tarragon.

• Preparation Time: 35 mins
• Cooking Time: 38 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 13 mins
• Calories: 547 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• 1 lemon
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1 (8 ounce) bottle clam juice
• 1 teaspoon dried sweet basil
• 2 sleeves buttery round crackers, crushed (such as Ritz®)
• ¼ pound shrimp, peeled and deveined, divided
• 2 ounces scallops, diced
• 1 (6.5 ounce) can diced clams
• 1 ½ pounds lobsters

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine cracker crumbs, basil, oregano, and tarragon in a large bowl.

Step 3

Insert a knife about 3/4 of the way through the back of 1 shrimp; split nearly all the way down the center of the body. Open shrimp like a book. Repeat with 1/2 the shrimp.

Step 4

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add remaining shrimp and scallops; cook until nearly opaque and lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Dice and add to the cracker mixture. Add clam juice and diced clams. Mix stuffing well.

Step 5

Split lobsters all the way down the middle; clean the insides. Lay flat on a baking pan. Fill with the stuffing. Use remaining stuffing to stuff the butterflied shrimp. Squeeze lemon juice over the lobsters and shrimp.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until lobster and shrimp meat is opaque, 35 to 40 minutes.