Crab & Herb Cheese Filet Mignon

  Dinner

Save the money you’d spend on going out for surf and turf. Instead, treat your clan to thick-cut steaks stuffed with garlic-herb cheese spread and fresh crabmeat. It’s a home-cooked entree that looks and tastes like it came from a four-star restaurant!

Crab & Herb Cheese Filet Mignon

Average Rating: 5

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Broil: 20 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups fresh crabmeat
  • 1 package (6-1/2 ounces) garlic-herb spreadable cheese, divided
  • 4 beef tenderloin steaks (1 inch thick and 8 ounces each)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  • 1. Combine crab and 3/4 cup spreadable cheese in a small bowl. Cut a horizontal pocket in each steak. Fill each pocket with 1/3 cup crab mixture. Place steaks on a greased broiler pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • 2. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 10 minutes on each side or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°), spooning the remaining cheese over steaks during the last 2 minutes of broiling. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts

1 stuffed steak: 558 calories, 34g fat (19g saturated fat), 197mg cholesterol, 547mg sodium, 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 60g protein.

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