cajun shrimp casserole

2 Pinches
Moville, IA
Updated on Jan 20, 2020

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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds shrimp
  • 1 - capful liquid shrimp and crab boil
  • 1 tablespoon cajun or creole seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 medium onion
  • 3 stalks celery
  • 1 medium bell pepper
  • 2 sticks butter (unsalted)
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 24 ounces fettuccini noodles
  • 1 teaspoon salt to season water
  • 10 ounces rotel
  • 10 ounces cream of chicken soup
  • 14 1/2 ounces chicken broth
  • 1 quart half and half
  • 16 ounces jalapeno velveeta cheese

How To Make cajun shrimp casserole

  • Step 1
    Heat 2 large pots on low heat.
  • Step 2
    Make sure 1 pot is filled more than half way full of water
  • Step 3
    Season 2 pounds of shrimp with crab boil, garlic salt, cajun seasoning and move to the fridge
  • Step 4
    Chop the onion, celery, and bell pepper.
  • Step 5
    Melt 1 1/2 sticks of butter in a large pot
  • Step 6
    When the butter has melted add onion, celery and bell pepper
  • Step 7
    Raise the heat to medium and saute 20 minutes
  • Step 8
    Raise heat on the pot of water and bring to a boil
  • Step 9
    Finely chop garlic
  • Step 10
    Add garlic to pot of vegetables.
  • Step 11
    When water begins to boil, add 1 tsp salt and pasta
  • Step 12
    Boil for 10 minutes then drain
  • Step 13
    Leave aside until needed
  • Step 14
    After vegetables have cooked for 20 minutes, add rotel
  • Step 15
    Cook 5 minutes
  • Step 16
    Add cream of chicken, chicken broth and half & half
  • Step 17
    Begin heating saute pain on low heat
  • Step 18
    Heat oven to 350
  • Step 19
    Cut velveeta into cubes then add to pot, stirring often
  • Step 20
    Add remaining butter to saute pan
  • Step 21
    When butter has halfway melted, raise heat to medium
  • Step 22
    When butter is completely melted, add shrimp to saute pan
  • Step 23
    saute 3-4 minutes
  • Step 24
    Add pasta to sauce and stir well
  • Step 25
    After shrimp is done add to sauce
  • Step 26
    put in 2 9x13 pans
  • Step 27
    Bake 15-20 minutes
  • Step 28
    Let cool 5 minutes

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Ingredient: Pasta
Method: Bake
Category: Seafood

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