This mollusk meal is anything but ordinary. Little bay scallops make the perfect baby seafood casseroles full of big flavor. You won’t believe there are only 10 ingredients — and this dinner recipe only take 30 minutes.

Baked Bay Scallops

Name: Baked Bay Scallops
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 ½ lb. bay scallops; 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and divide; 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice; 2 Tbsp. dry vermouth; 1 tsp. minced fresh garlic; 1/2 tsp. kosher salt; ¼ tsp. each cayenne pepper and black pepper; 8 Tbsp. dry instant rice (½ cup); 20 Ritz crackers (crushed to about ½ cup); ¼ cup grated Parmesan; 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley; 2 tsp. minced lemon zest

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Servings

Cook Time

30 minutes

Author:

KnowSeafood

Ingredients

1 ½ lb. bay scallops
4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and divide
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp. dry vermouth
1 tsp. minced fresh garlic
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
¼ tsp. each cayenne pepper and black pepper
8 Tbsp. dry instant rice (½ cup)
20 Ritz crackers (crushed to about ½ cup)
¼ cup grated Parmesan
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
2 tsp. minced lemon zest

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Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. Lightly coat four 8-oz. ramekins with nonstick spray.
Toss scallops with 2 Tbsp. butter, lemon juice, vermouth, garlic, salt, cayenne, and black pepper. Spoon 2 Tbsp. rice in the bottom of each ramekin. Divide scallop mixture among ramekins.
Combine crushed crackers, Parmesan, parsley, zest, and remaining 2 Tbsp. butter; season with salt and black pepper. Sprinkle crumb mixture over scallops.
Bake scallops until crumbs are golden and scallops are cooked through, roughly 20 mins