Chipotle BBQ bacon wrapped stuffed shrimp
By
Robin Lieneke
@icook65
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I wanted to make something exciting and different for dinner. I had some beautiful jumbo shrimp and I wanted to enhance that great shrimp flavor, not overwhelm it. I also wanted something easy enough to do on a weeknight for an simple elegant dinner. I worked on this idea and it all came together in my head. I used things I had on hand and the result was so delicious I knew I had a hit. This recipe takes me away to summertime any time of year. Works well on the grill or a grill pan indoors.
Ingredients
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1 lbjumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
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1/4 mediumonion, diced small
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·juice of 1 lime
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1 tspold bay seasoning
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1/3 cparmesan cheese
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1 cqueso quesadilla cheese shredded fine
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3 Tbspbutter, softened
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2 Tbspcilantro, fresh chopped fine
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1garlic head
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1 Tbspolive oil, extra virgin
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·salt and pepper
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6-8 slicebacon (1/2 slice for each shrimp)
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3/4 craspberry chipotle bbq sauce
How to Make Chipotle BBQ bacon wrapped stuffed shrimp
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut top off of garlic head (leave skin on) to expose cloves. Add a little salt and pepper and top with olive oil. Wrap in aluminum foil and bake for 35-40 minutes. Let cool completely. Squeeze roasted garlic out of head. Squish and chop with a knife to make a paste. Set aside.
- Squeeze lime juice over diced onion. Let set for 10-15 minutes. Add garlic to onions and lime juice.
- Mix cilantro, old bay, butter and cheeses. Mix in onion, garlic mixture. Set in refrigerator till ready to stuff shrimp. This can be done several hours ahead.
- Cut bacon in half. Place on a sheet pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until about halfway done.
- Split shrimp almost but not all the way through. Place about 2 teaspoons of cheese mixture into each shrimp. Wrap each shrimp in 1/2 slice of bacon. Secure with toothpicks.
- Brush each bacon wrapped shrimp on both sides with BBQ sauce. Grill about 5-8 minutes starting shrimp side down.
