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Easy Crab and Parmesan Stuffed Salmon

Easy Crab and Parmesan Stuffed Salmon is the best, baked seafood recipe tutorial for how to cook stuffed salmon using crab meat. Serve this crab topped fish alongside your favorite side dishes. Feel free to add in shrimp if you wish! You can even serve it blackened.

crab stuffed salmon
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What Type of Salmon to Use

Select the salmon that you will want to use in the recipe. I like to use Wild Caught Salmon. It has a beautiful bright color and a buttery taste. Wild Caught salmon is the most healthy type to purchase.

The fish consume a natural diet and are lower in calories and fat. Salmon that is sourced from the Atlantic is usually farmed. Farmed means antibiotics and food coloring (to give it a pink color) are used. This adds harmful chemical additives to the fish. So I usually try to look for Alaskan salmon.

You will also want to use individual fillets, as opposed to a full plank. Opt for 5-7oz fillets.

What Type of Crab to Use

I use lump crab meat. You can find it in the refrigerated meat section of the grocery store.

jumbo lump crab in a can for crab rangoon dip

How to Make Salmon Stuffed with Crab Meat

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Combine the cream cheese, crab, Greek yogurt, Worcestershire, parmesan cheese, and garlic in a bowl.
  3. Slice a large slit into each salmon fillet.
  4. Stuff the crab mixture into the slits in the salmon.
  5. Season the salmon and bake.
  6. Cool before serving.
crab stuffed salmon

How to Add Shrimp

If you wish to add shrimp to the recipe, add it when the crab is added. The remaining steps will stay the same.

crab stuffed salmon

How Long to Cook

Bake the salmon covered in parchment paper for 6-8 minutes. It’s optional to broil for another 2 minutes to crisp the salmon along the edges.

raw crab stuffed salmon on parchment paper

Do You Leave the Skin On?

When you cook the salmon, keep that skin on: It provides a safety layer between your fish’s flesh and a hot pan or grill. That’s how you get juicy salmon!

I don’t eat the skin on the salmon. How to remove skin from salmon after cooking is really easy. The fish will glide right off the skin! This is a sign of perfectly cooked salmon. Salmon that flakes and glides will taste amazing. You won’t need to remove a thing.

crab stuffed salmon with fresh lemon on parchment paper

Overcooked Salmon

Overcooked salmon is dry and has little flavor. Fish (along with meat) will continue to cook when you remove it from heat. This is why it’s important to pay attention to how long the fish cooks.

When the fish is done, it will be a translucent pink in the middle. It should also look flaky. You can check out more tips on How to Tell if Salmon is Overcooked here.

crab stuffed salmon on parchment paper

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crab stuffed salmon on a white plate with green beans
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Easy Crab and Parmesan Stuffed Salmon

Easy Crab and Parmesan Stuffed Salmon is the best, baked seafood recipe tutorial for how to cook stuffed salmon using crab meat. Serve this crab topped fish alongside your favorite side dishes. Feel free to add in shrimp if you wish! You can even serve it blackened.
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Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine American
Keyword crab stuffed salmon
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 301kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 salmon fillets Mine were skin on and weighed 4-5oz each.
  • 4 oz lump crab meat
  • 2 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
  • 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon ground rosemary
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon fresh, chopped parsley Optional for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Combine the cream cheese, Greek yogurt, crab meat, garlic, Worcestershire, and Parmesan cheese in a mixing bowl. Stir.
  • Spread olive oil onto both sides of the salmon. Make cuts/slices into each of the pieces of salmon without cutting through the entire piece.
  • Season the salmon with the seafood seasoning, rosemary, salt, and pepper to taste
  • Stuff the crab mixture into each of the slits.
  • Sprinkle paprika over the crab mix.
  • Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • Bake for 6-8 minutes.
  • Optional: Broil the salmon for 1-3 minutes to crisp the edges of the salmon and the brown the crab mixture on top.

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Notes

  • You can make your own seafood seasoning using 1/4 teaspoon of: onion powder, garlic powder, crushed bay leaves, dried parsley, and dried chives. You can also simply use your preferred seasoning.
  • While the fish should be an opaque white, beige, or brown on the outside depending on the cooking method, it should still be a slightly translucent pink in the center. If the center of the salmon is opaque, it’s likely overcooked. 
  • Salmon cooks in minutes. If you start to see white gunk (protein) come from the salmon it is overcooked. Overcooked salmon will taste dry.
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Nutrition (displayed with net carbs)

Serving: 1stuffed fillet | Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 14g
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Recipe Rating




Brandi

Sunday 5th of September 2021

My boyfriend made this for dinner and it was so amazing! It could be served in a restaurant!

staysnatched

Monday 6th of September 2021

Yay! I love that!

Aj

Sunday 13th of June 2021

Bomb - I made in my toaster oven which tends to over cook things - lowered the temp too much on the first go around but 25degrees less for the same amount of time and perfecto!!! Loved it!

staysnatched

Wednesday 16th of June 2021

Wonderful! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

Cara

Friday 9th of April 2021

I'm always looking for new ways to cook salmon, and this might just be a new favourite! I was working with lesser-quality ingredients than the recipe called for (I had imitation crab meat and canned parmesan instead of freshly shredded—we are in a full lockdown where I am so I had to take what I could get at the small grocery store near me!), and even so, it was still delicious. I can't wait to try again with better ingredients, because that will obviously take it to a whole new level! I only had two salmon filets but I still made the full amount of filling. I used the leftovers to make a sort of "crab melt"—I spread the filling onto a flatbread, topped with mozza, and broiled. It was amazing that way as well! Thank you for a great recipe :)

staysnatched

Sunday 11th of April 2021

You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Angela Crawford

Tuesday 23rd of March 2021

Another flawless recipe. This recipe is easy and fast. I love salmon but it's nice to dress it up from time to time. This recipe will not leave you disappointed. It might actually get you a man. You should definitely make it.

staysnatched

Saturday 27th of March 2021

haha! Glad you enjoyed it.

Nicole

Monday 8th of March 2021

The recipe was amazing. Super easy to make and I loved the tips on cooking the salmon. Frequently I overcook it but it came out perfect!

staysnatched

Tuesday 9th of March 2021

I'm glad the tips were helpful!