Seafood Enchilada Pasta Bake
Seafood Enchilada Pasta Bake is a Mexican main course. One serving contains 342 calories, 21g of protein, and 14g of fat. For $2.24 per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. It is brought to you by This Gal Cooks. 169 people were glad they tried this recipe. If you have white pepper, butter, colby jack cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 35 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 48%, this dish is solid. Try Enchilada pasta bake, Enchilada Pasta Bake, and Chicken Enchilada Pasta Bake for similar recipes.
Servings: 8
Preparation duration: 20 minutes
Cooking duration: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
¼ C all purpose flour
2 tbsp butter
1 14.5 oz can of chicken broth
Cilantro for garnish
¾ C shredded colby jack cheese
2 cloves of garlic, minced
8 oz imitation crab meat
¼ C jalapeno pepper, chopped (I used the jarred jalapenos as that is all I had on hand)
½ tsp old bay seasoning
2 tbsp sherry
1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 C sour cream
¼ tsp white pepper
8 oz ziti
Equipment:
frying pan
pot
whisk
baking pan
cake form
broiler
Cooking instruction summary:
Cook the pasta to your preferred tenderness. Drain and set aside.Sprinkle the shrimp with old bay seasoning. Toss to coat.Melt the butter in a large saute pan or pot. Add the onion, garlic and jalapeno and cook over medium low heat until tender.Add the shrimp, imitation crab meat, sherry and chicken broth and cook until the shrimp are opaque. Break up the imitation crab meat while the mixture is cooking.Whisk together the sour cream, white pepper and flour. Add to the seafood mixture and mix well. Reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened. Mix in the pasta and then pour the mixture into a 9 inch baking dish. I used a round cake pan. Top with the shredded cheese.Bake for 10 minutes. Then turn on the broiler and broil until the cheese is bubbly and slightly browned.Garnish with cilantro.
Step by step:
1. Cook the pasta to your preferred tenderness.
2. Drain and set aside.Sprinkle the shrimp with old bay seasoning. Toss to coat.Melt the butter in a large saute pan or pot.
3. Add the onion, garlic and jalapeno and cook over medium low heat until tender.
4. Add the shrimp, imitation crab meat, sherry and chicken broth and cook until the shrimp are opaque. Break up the imitation crab meat while the mixture is cooking.
5. Whisk together the sour cream, white pepper and flour.
6. Add to the seafood mixture and mix well. Reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened.
7. Mix in the pasta and then pour the mixture into a 9 inch baking dish. I used a round cake pan. Top with the shredded cheese.
8. Bake for 10 minutes. Then turn on the broiler and broil until the cheese is bubbly and slightly browned.
9. Garnish with cilantro.
Nutrition Information:
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