Need to impress your dinner guests? Serve up one of these elegant oyster recipes.
8 Oyster Recipes for When You’re Feeling Fancy
Updated on Jan. 05, 2022
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Oysters Rockefeller
Total Time
1 hour 25 min
Servings
3 dozen
From the Recipe Creator:
My husband and I are oyster farmers, and this classic Oysters Rockefeller dish always delights our guests. It's deliciously simple! —Beth Walton, Eastham, Massachusetts
Nutrition Facts:
1 oyster: 79 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 35mg cholesterol, 133mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 6g protein.
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Oyster Cheese Appetizer Log
Total Time
20 min
Servings
32 servings (2 logs)
From the Recipe Creator:
When you say "holiday tradition" around our house, this appetizer comes to mind immediately. Every winter, I make lots of cheese logs and freeze them for when I'm expecting company or need to take food to someone's home. The blend of smoked oysters, chili powder, nuts and cream cheese tastes good-even people who don't like oysters may enjoy this interesting appetizer. —William Tracy, Jerseyville, Illinois
Nutrition Facts:
2 tablespoons: 117 calories, 12g fat (2g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 62mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.
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Cornbread Dressing with Oysters
Total Time
55 min
Servings
15 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
My father's dressing bakes separately from the turkey and is simply delicious. The secret is to prepare the cornbread first, let it cool and then crumble it to form the base for the rest of the ingredients. My father always added oysters to give the dressing a special flavor. —Nell Bass, Macon, Georgia
Nutrition Facts:
1 cup: 171 calories, 3g fat (0 saturated fat), 42mg cholesterol, 753mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 2g fiber), 7g protein.
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Baked Oysters with Tasso Cream
Total Time
1 hour 10 min
Servings
1 dozen (1-1/2 cups sauce)
From the Recipe Creator:
I love nothing more than a cold beer and a shucked oyster, so when my partners and I opened Saw’s Juke Joint in Birmingham, Alabama, we wanted to add them to the menu. We love making them, we love serving them and our guests love eating them. —Taylor Hicks, Las Vegas, Nevada
Nutrition Facts:
1 oyster with 2 tablespoons sauce: 236 calories, 22g fat (13g saturated fat), 79mg cholesterol, 229mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 5g protein.
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Oyster Fricassee
Total Time
45 min
Servings
6 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
I oversee the gardens at Colonial Williamsburg. We've learned that the colonists had a ready source of oysters from Chesapeake Bay. I enjoy this rich, creamy casserole, a special dish from this area's holiday recipe collection. —Susan Dippre, Williamsburg, Virginia
Nutrition Facts:
1 serving: 639 calories, 44g fat (23g saturated fat), 297mg cholesterol, 1024mg sodium, 42g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 2g fiber), 17g protein.
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New Year's Oyster Stew
Total Time
55 min
Servings
12 servings (3 quarts)
From the Recipe Creator:
Oyster stew is quite popular along the coast of Ireland, where oysters are served to celebrate many festivals. Immigrants brought the recipe with them to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S. —Christa Scott, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Nutrition Facts:
1 cup: 251 calories, 13g fat (7g saturated fat), 117mg cholesterol, 448mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 1g fiber), 14g protein.
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Oyster Dressing
Total Time
1 hour
Servings
4 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
This recipe came from my mother. She made it every Thanksgiving for my father, who absolutely loved it. —Amy Daniels, Brodhead, Wisconsin
Nutrition Facts:
3/4 cup: 228 calories, 15g fat (8g saturated fat), 106mg cholesterol, 495mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 7g protein.
