Best Blend Of The Bayou Seafood Casserole Recipes

BLEND OF THE BAYOU

Steps:

• 1. Melt cream cheese and 1 stick butter in microwave. Whisk together until smooth. Set aside.
• 2. Saute onion, green pepper, and celery in 2 tablespoons melted butter until soft.
• 3. Add shrimp and saute until pink.
• 4. Whisk soup and seasonings into cream cheese mixture.
• 5. Add mushroom pieces, crabmeat and rice. Mix well.
• 6. Prepare 9x13 inch casserole dish by spraying with nonstick spray.
• 7. Pour mixture into prepared casserole dish.
• 8. Combine cheese and cracker crumbs. Top the casserole with this mixture.
• 9. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until bubbly.
• 10. This casserole freezes well before it is cooked and can be baked at a later date.

SHRIMP & CRAB CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Spread rice into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir until tender, 6-8 minutes. Stir in flour until blended; gradually whisk in cream. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes., Stir in seafood seasoning, salt, pepper sauce and pepper. Fold in shrimp and crab. Spoon over rice. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, covered, until shrimp turn pink, 40-45 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes. To Make Ahead: Can be made a day in advance. Prepare recipe as directed, cooling sauce slightly before adding shrimp and crab. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake as directed.

"BLEND OF THE BAYOU" (SEAFOOD SPECTACULAR)

Steps:

• 1. In a small saucepan, melt cream cheese and 1 stick of butter. Set aside. In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter and saute shrimp, onion, bell pepper and celery (may need more butter). Add cream cheese mixture to shrimp and veggies. Then add soup and seasonings, mixing well. Stir in crab meat and rice. Pour into a greased 9x13 baking dish. Top with cheese and cracker crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes until heated through.
• 2. May substitute pasta for rice. Best made the day before serving, heat before serving.

LOUISIANA SHRIMP CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Heat large skillet over medium heat; add onion, green pepper and celery in butter. Cook and stir until tender, 2-3 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add soup and shrimp; cook until shrimp turn pink, 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the rice, crab, bread cubes, cream, onion tops and seasonings. , Spoon into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over casserole. Bake uncovered until heated through, 25-30 minutes.

BLEND OF THE BAYOU

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, cook and stir the cream cheese and 2 tbsp of the butter over low heat until melted and smooth.
• In a large skillet, saute onion, celery and green pepper in the remaining butter until tender.
• Stir in cream cheese mixture.
• Stir in shrimp, soup, mushrooms, garlic salt, hot pepper sauce, cayenne pepper and rice.
• Transfer to a greased 2 quart baking dish. Combine cheddar cheese and cracker crumbs; sprinkle over the top.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly.

BAYOU SEAFOOD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, add 6 tablespoons butter and cream cheese.
• Heat on low until the butter is melted and cream cheese is softened, stirring frequently to combine mixture; set aside.
• In a big pot, melt 2 tablespoons butter.
• Add the onion, celery, and bell pepper; cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes.
• Add the shrimp and cook/stir for 4-5 minutes or until shrimp are pink.
• Add in cream cheese mixture, crawfish, imitation crabmeat, mushroom soup, mushrooms, garlic, thyme, oregano, basil, and hot sauce; stir to combine.
• Add in the rice; stir to combine.
• Pour mixture into a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle with cheese and bread crumbs.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees, for 30 minutes or until heated thoroughly.

FLORIDA SEAFOOD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, saute onion in butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until blended. Gradually whisk in milk and cream. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in the rice, shrimp, crab, water chestnuts, lemon juice, pimientos, parsley and 1/2 cup cheese. , Transfer to a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

BLEND OF THE BAYOU

Steps:

• Preheat oven: 350°F.
• Melt cream cheese and butter in a double boiler or microwave.
• In a large skiller, saute onion, bell pepper, celery and shrimp in 2 tablespoons butter.
• In a large mixing bowl add all other ingredients.
• Pour into a 13 x 9 inch glass casserole dish.
• Top with sharp grated cheese and then cracker crumbs (if you would like, you can freeze the dish at this point to serve at a later date).
• Bake at 350F for 15 to 20 minutes (or until bubbly).
• Serve warm.

BLEND OF THE BAYOU SEAFOOD CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• MELT CREAM CHEESE AND MARGARINE. SAUTE SHRIMP, ONIONS, CELERY AND BELL PEPPERS IN 2 TABLESPOONS BUTTER. ADD TO FIRST MIXTURE . ADD SOUP, MUSHROOMS, SEASONING, RICE AND CRAB MEAT (CRAB LAST)AND TOP WITH CHEESE AND CRACKER CRUMBS. BAKE AT 350 DEGREES ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES UNTIL BUBBLY. SERVES 8