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Flounder Stuffed with Shrimp and Lemon recipe is one you’ll want to add to your recipe collections.

It’s light, flavorful, and full of Mediterranean-inspired ingredients like garlic, white wine, herbs, butter, olive oil, and flavors that are perfectly balanced with fresh lemon.

This dish is simple enough for a special weeknight meal yet impressive enough for entertaining guests.

The tender flounder is filled with a flavorful shrimp stuffing made with Italian-seasoned panko breadcrumbs, fresh herbs, and a touch of wine or chicken broth, then baked with a golden, crispy breadcrumb topping.

Scroll down and print the recipe. If you love seafood, this one is bursting with delicious buttery, wine, and lemon flavors

Why You Will Love This Recipe

• Restaurant-quality at home: This stuffed flounder with shrimp will be a gourmet delight, and it’s surprisingly easy to make.
• Bright, fresh flavors: The lemon, wine, and herbs with crispy topping make every bite light, yet zesty and refreshing in every bite.
• Perfect seafood pairing: Shrimp adds rich, buttery wine flavors, with lemon complements this dish with flounder perfectly.
• Simple ingredients, big flavor: Easy to find and follow this recipe, pantry staples available like olive oil, breadcrumbs, and garlic come together to create an impressive seafood dish.

Tip for Making Shrimp-Stuffed Flounder?

1. Use quality seafood: Fresh flounder fillets and cleaned shrimp (medium-sized, tails off) work best. If using frozen, thaw completely before cooking.
2. Flavor your breadcrumbs: If you can’t find Italian-style panko, just add a mix of dried basil, parsley, garlic powder, and oregano to regular breadcrumbs.
3. Don’t skip the garlic: Fresh slivered garlic adds authentic Mediterranean flavor.
4. White wine or broth substitution: Pinot Grigio gives a delicate, slightly fruity flavor, but chicken broth works well if you prefer a non-alcoholic option.
5. Add herbs for color and aroma: A mix of parsley, basil, and dill brightens the stuffing beautifully.
6. Don’t overbake: Bake just until the flounder is opaque and flakes easily; overcooking can dry out the fish.
7. Finish with lemon: Place thin lemon slices on top before baking or squeeze fresh juice before serving for that signature citrus pop.

Other Stuffing and Seafood Options

• Seafood Stuffing Substitutions: Crabmeat, Scallops, Lobster 
• Flounder Substitutions:
  Cod, Chilean seabass, halibut, haddock, or tilapia
• Non-Seafood Options: Make a vegetable Stuffing: Combine sautéed spinach, mushrooms, and garlic with breadcrumbs and herbs for a light, vegetarian-style stuffing.

Serving Stuffed Flounder Suggestions

• Steamed asparagus
• Garlic butter green beans
• Roasted zucchini
• Grilled broccoli rabe or spinach sautéed with garlic
• Rice pilaf or wild rice blend
• Garlic mashed potatoes
• Risotto flavored with lemon or white wine
• Greek salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, and feta
• Caprese salad with balsamic glaze
• Serve with crusty Italian bread or garlic toast 
• Garnish with fresh parsley, lemon wedges, and a light drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil before serving.

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Final Thought on Making Shrimp-Stuffed Flounder

This Flounder Stuffed with Shrimp and Lemon recipe is proof that you don’t need to be in a 5-star restaurant to make this gourmet dinner.

It’s truly not only delicious, but impressive to anyone you prepare this for.

With the simple blends of herbs, garlic, wine, and bright lemon flavor, it’s the kind of meal that brings a taste of the Mediterranean coast right to your dinner table.

Whether you’re cooking for family or entertaining guests, this dish is sure to impress every time with a gourmet bite.

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Yield: 4

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

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Shrimp Stuffed Flounder

If you’re a seafood lover and want to serve a beautiful presentation with elegance, this dish tastes like fine dining from a coastal restaurant.

Prep time: 25 MinCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 45 Min

Ingredients

• 1 lb or more flounder or another white fish you prefer ( around 4 filets)
• Italian-flavored panko bread crumbs
• 16 medium-sized cooked frozen or cooked fresh shrimp
• 2 cloves of slivered fresh garlic, around 1 tablespoon
• 1/4 cup white wine or substitute chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon each fresh parsley, basil, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt
• 3 tablespoons butter or regular melted
• 1 sprig of dried or fresh chopped dill, around 1 tablespoon
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 fresh lemon juice, around 1/4 cup
• 2 tablespoons of grated lemon zest

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a 9 x 13 deep casserole dish with parchment paper.
2. Place the flounder on an oil-sprayed piece of parchment paper-lined in a large casserole baking dish.
3. You can stuff the first piece, then add another piece of fish on top, or you can roll them after stuffing.
4. Drizzle a splash of olive oil on top of each piece.
5. Top each piece of fish with as many shrimp as it can hold, then add bread crumbs and sliced garlic.
6. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
7. Add the zest to the melted butter.
8. Drizzle butter over the top of the fish and some on the breadcrumbs.
9. Pour wine around the bottom of the pan, not touching the fish with lemon juice.
10. Top with slices of fresh lemons.
11. Randomly add and sprinkle the top with dill.
12. Bake in a 400-degree preheated oven until the fish is set, around 15 minutes or until the fish flakes with a fork.
13. For crispier breading, you would need to broil it on high for two minutes.
14. Garnish with fresh parsley and fresh lemons, and lemon juice if desired.
15. Refer to notes for options, substitutions, and serving ideas.

Notes

Serving Stuffed Flounder Suggestions

• Steamed asparagus
• Garlic butter green beans
• Roasted zucchini
• Grilled broccoli rabe or spinach sautéed with garlic
• Rice pilaf or wild rice blend
• Garlic mashed potatoes
• Risotto flavored with lemon or white wine
• Greek salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, and feta
• Caprese salad with balsamic glaze
• Serve with crusty Italian bread or garlic toast 
• Garnish with fresh parsley, lemon wedges, and a light drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil before serving.

Other Stuffing and Seafood Options

• Seafood Stuffing Substitutions: Crabmeat, Scallops, Lobster 
• Flounder Substitutions: Cod, Chilean seabass, halibut, haddock, or tilapia
• Non-Seafood Options: Make a vegetable Stuffing: Combine sautéed spinach, mushrooms, and garlic with breadcrumbs and herbs for a light, vegetarian-style stuffing.

Tip for Making Shrimp-Stuffed Flounder?

1. Use quality seafood: Fresh flounder fillets and cleaned shrimp (medium-sized, tails off) work best. If using frozen, thaw completely before cooking.
2. Flavor your breadcrumbs: If you can’t find Italian-style panko, just add a mix of dried basil, parsley, garlic powder, and oregano to regular breadcrumbs.
3. Don’t skip the garlic: Fresh slivered garlic adds authentic Mediterranean flavor.
4. White wine or broth substitution: Pinot Grigio gives a delicate, slightly fruity flavor, but chicken broth works well if you prefer a non-alcoholic option.
5. Add herbs for color and aroma: A mix of parsley, basil, and dill brightens the stuffing beautifully.
6. Don’t overbake: Bake just until the flounder is opaque and flakes easily; overcooking can dry out the fish.
7. Finish with lemon: Place thin lemon slices on top before baking or squeeze fresh juice before serving for that signature citrus pop.

Nutrition Facts

Sodium (milligrams)

231 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

144 mg

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Disclosure: original recipe was posted in 2018 and updated in 2025.