Absolutely Delicious Stuffed Calamari Recipe

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Jan 25, 2008

I found this recipe to be "absolutely delicious"! I did a few things differently but nothing that would dramatically alter the results. Instead of mixing, I sauteed the shrimp, crab, green onions, garlic and lemon juice together with a little olive oil. I also added a few extra green onions to the mix and a little salt and pepper. I thought the sauce was excellent as well. I might put in a little less milk next time but the taste was wonderful and everyone I served had seconds. The only negative is that it is a time consuming process but well worth it if you're aiming to make an impressive, flavorful meal. I am making this again tonight!

—ALIWITT

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Jan 21, 2008

Even though this recipe sounds like it would be delicious, it left my family very dissapointed. The cream sauce was weak and the overall texture was unapealing. It took an awful lot of time to prepare and the overall cost to prepare this meal is a bit too expensive for it to be so dissapointing. Skip this one, a traditional alfredo sauce made with heavy whipping cream is far superior than using cream cheese. That was a mistake.

—DianaD

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8 Ratings

Apr 20, 2009

I sort of tweaked this recipe somewhat, as I always do. Used chicken instead of crab meat, slightly panfried in butter with a little chopped chilli and some bell pepers. Threw a few spoons of sour cream into the stuffing. Turned out quite nice in the end. However, I'm always a bit critical about my own cooking, thus I'll give this one 4 stars... Just remember that you never want to over-cook calamari. Fifteen minutes at most in a rather high oven, completely covered with this sort of Alfredo sauce.

—Topsy Kretts

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Jan 26, 2009

As you can see in my picture, they aren't very pretty. So I gotta meet half way with my review. The idea is there. The flavors can be manipulated. But when it comes down to it, they were a pain to stuff and didn't look that visually appealing in the end. I tried to work around the texture by just frying the assembled "tubes" and doing the sauce on the side. It still looked like a plate full of blown up balloons I was serving. My best advice is to do what I did in frying em up, only bread em or toss through some flour/crumbs first to take away that texture and unnappealing appearance. . .

—Night Owl

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Aug 25, 2009

With a few tweaks I was able to get it right and the family wants more! I substituted milk with cream and added chives to the stuffing. Also, when I realized I had some leftover stuffing left, I simply combined it into the sauce fefor covering the calamari. Worked out prefect!

—ZatriX

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May 28, 2009

That was the best! I didn't think that it needed anything done to it. i followed the recipe just like it was and turned out perfect.

—Kim.B.

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Apr 19, 2010

My family loved this one! The squid tubes that were available to me were so HUGE that I had to double the filling mixture to fill them. This was not a bad thing :-) Other than that I pretty much followed the recipe. At first I had my doubts about the sauce but we loved the finished product.

—Flaken

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Apr 30, 2013

I decided I didnt want to mess around with stuffing the calamari so I decided to make this recipe into a simple pasta dish. Im a garlic fiend so this recipe was awesome. I didnt measure ingredients, but used way less parmesan cheese than suggested, and I didnt have lemon juice on hand, so I used lemon pepper in place of lemon juice and pepper. I also substituted crab flakes for the seafood ingredients to save money, and omitted romano cheese, cause that too, wasn't on hand!! I served over ziti rigati!! Yummm

—Basketball Mom

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Nutrition

Calories
1019 kcal
51%

Carbohydrates
41.7 g
13%

Cholesterol
479 mg
160%

Fat
65.6 g
101%

Fiber
1.5 g
6%

Protein
65.6 g
131%

Sodium
1549 mg
62%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Absolutely Delicious Stuffed Calamari

Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 1019
Calories from Fat: 590

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 65.6g 101 %
Saturated Fat 39.9g 200 %
Cholesterol 479mg 160 %
Sodium 1549mg 62 %
Potassium 854mg 24 %
Total Carbohydrates 41.7g 13 %
Dietary Fiber 1.5g 6 %
Protein 65.6g 131 %
** Sugars 7.8g
Vitamin A 44 %
Vitamin C 16 %
Calcium 120 %
Iron 44 %
** Thiamin 15 %
Niacin 146 %
Vitamin B6 23 %
Magnesium 44 %
Folate 66 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.