Dinner for 4

Baked Buttery Scallops

Name: Baked Buttery Scallops
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb sea scallops; salt and pepper; 1 tsp fresh thyme leave; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 2 cups hand crushed ritz crackers; 1/2 cup butter; 1 small lemon

$34.22for 430 minServes 4

Tender scallops soak in buttermilk, then bake under a buttery cracker topping until opaque and flaky.

Baked Buttery Scallops with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Scallops, 2 lb$14.99/lb typical	2 lb	$29.98Typical price
	Mint, a little$1.99 each typical	a little	$0.04Typical price
	Buttermilk, 4.25 oz$0.05/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.21Typical price
	Crackers, 8 oz$0.22/oz typical	8 oz	$1.76Typical price
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 1$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$34.22

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
$$$$typical cost tier

American High-protein Family Dinners

Typical price

$8.56 per serving$34.22 for 4

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Ingredients

2 lb sea scallops
salt and pepper
1 tsp fresh thyme leave
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 cups hand crushed ritz crackers
1/2 cup butter
1 small lemon

Steps

Heat the oven to 400 F and lightly oil a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
Pat the scallops dry, season them with salt and pepper, and soak them in buttermilk for 10 minutes.
Melt the butter and stir in the crushed crackers, thyme, and juice from the lemon.
Arrange the scallops in the baking dish and cover them with the cracker mixture.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the scallops reach 145 F and the topping is golden.

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