Mozzarella Shrimp Bites in Phyllo Cups
Delicious, creamy shrimp filling in crunchy little phyllo shells. A perfect party appetizer.
Another popular appetizer from Christmas were these Mozzarella Shrimp Bites. The phyllo shells provide a nice crunchy shell to hold a creamy shrimp filling.
I would urge you to taste the filling before adding it to the shells to see if you want to add extra seasoning. Everything is cooked at this point, so taste away and see what you think. For the recipe below, I have adjusted the seasonings and increased them, as I found that the original recipe had almost no flavor to the filling. The recipe below reflects the changes I made.
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Mozzarella Shrimp Bites in Phyllo Cups
Easy seafood appetizer- This cream cheese, mozzarella and shrimp mixture is baked in crispy phyllo cups. Using premade phyllo cups makes this an easy yet impressive recipe for your next get together.
Equipment
- Parchment Paper Sheets
- Baking Sheet
Ingredients
- 6 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley or 2 teaspoons dried
- 2 teaspoons dried minced onion any variety you like
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon seafood seasoning such as Old Bay
- 1 cup shrimp cooked and peeled, chopped fine
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2.5 packages packages frozen miniature phyllo tart shells
Instructions
- In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream until blended. Add the parsley, onion, Worcestershire sauce and seafood seasoning; mix well. Stir in shrimp and mozzarella cheese. Taste for seasoning and increase the onion/Worcestershire/seafood seasoning if you desire.
- Spoon filling into tart shells. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 8-12 minutes or until shells are lightly browned. Serve warm or cold. Refrigerate any leftovers. To reheat, bake at 400f degrees for about 15 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 38kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 39mgPotassium: 30mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 88IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg
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Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
Is it possible that we are twins separated at birth?! 😉 I almost made something very similar to this over the weekend! They look amazing, now I wish I had done it!
Hah! I actually made your banana cake yesterday 🙂
That is one of my favorites! I'm making a different banana cake recipe this weekend. I hope it loves up to that bar!
These look fantastic! Anything with shrimp has my heart 🙂
I know what you mean, I am the same way 😀
Can I use canned shrimp in the Mozzarella Shrimp Bites
Yep I think that would work fine Gayle.
Do you think increasing to the full 8 oz brick of cream cheese (and increasing the other ingredients, accordingly ) would do 3 full packages of the Phyllo?
Hi MeShell – I think you could make that work. If it were me, I would divide the filling mixture into thirds and portion that out to each sheet of phyllo cups to get the portions correct. They may be just slightly less filled than shown in my pictures.
Hi, These look delicious!!! Do you think I could make these ahead of time and freeze and reheat them? TIA!!
Hi Sue = I think it might work out if you froze them immediately so the phyllo stays crisp. That said, I haven’t tried freezing them so I can’t guarantee that it would work. Good luck if you try it that way!