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cajun shrimp casserole

Recipe by
Laura Harrison
Moville, IA

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method Bake

Ingredients For cajun shrimp casserole

  • 2 lb
    shrimp
  • 1
    capful liquid shrimp and crab boil
  • 1 Tbsp
    cajun or creole seasoning
  • 1 tsp
    garlic salt
  • 1 md
    onion
  • 3 stalk
    celery
  • 1 md
    bell pepper
  • 2 stick
    butter (unsalted)
  • 4 clove
    garlic
  • 24 oz
    fettuccini noodles
  • 1 tsp
    salt to season water
  • 10 oz
    rotel
  • 10 oz
    cream of chicken soup
  • 14 1/2 oz
    chicken broth
  • 1 qt
    half and half
  • 16 oz
    jalapeno velveeta cheese

How To Make cajun shrimp casserole

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

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