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heather's shrimp butter spread

HeatherKay avatar
Recipe by
Heather (Carlson) Nickola
@HeatherKay
Lowell, MA

This recipe was given to me by a family friend. It was her Italian grandmothers recipe from the old country.

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yield 4
prep time 20 Min
method Blend

Ingredients For heather's shrimp butter spread

  • 1 can
    baby shrimp
  • 1 stick
    butter, softened
  • 1
    small sweet onion diced
  • 4oz pkg
    cream cheese softened
  • 1 tsp
    fresh squeezed lemon juice from a lemon or 1 tsp of lemon juice concentrate
  • 1 box
    favorite party crackers (ie, ritz, sociables, wheat thins, melba toast, etc)

How To Make heather's shrimp butter spread

  • 1
    dice onion in either a food processor/blender/ or by hand on cutting board.
  • 2
    Add drained shrimp to blender or food processor until smooth.
  • 3
    Add butter, cream cheese, and lemon juice. Chill in the refrigerator for about an hour. If you leave in refrigerator overnight, please take the spread out a half hour before you serve to guests, in order to soften it for spreading on crackers.
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