Best Gourmet Shrimp Enchiladas Recipes

CREAMY SHRIMP ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute bell pepper and onion until slightly soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Transfer mixture to a bowl.
• Add shrimp to the skillet and cook until starting to turn pink, 2 to 3 minutes. Add to vegetable mixture and stir in cilantro, lime juice, chili powder, and salt.
• Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook, 1 to 2 minutes. Slowly add chicken broth and cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and stir in 1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese until melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream and salsa.
• Stir 1 cup of cheese sauce into the shrimp mixture.
• Fill 1 tortilla with 1/3 cup of the shrimp mixture. Roll tightly and place seam-side down into the prepared baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas; pour remaining sauce over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, until the tops are golden brown, about 35 minutes. Sprinkle jalapeno over the top, followed by remaining Monterey Jack cheese. Return to the oven and continue baking until melted, about 5 minutes more.
• Remove from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

SHRIMP ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Bring 6 cups water to a boil; add shrimp and cook 3-5 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink; drain and rinse with cold water.
• Peel shrimp and devein; coarsely chop shrimp, and set aside.
• Combine soups and picante sauce in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring often until thoroughly heated.
• Spoon 1 cup mixture into bottom of a lightly greased 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Reserve remaining mixture; keep warm.
• Beat cream cheese and sour cream at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth; stir in shrimp, 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, green onions, and chilies.
• Heat tortillas according to package directions.
• Spoon 3-4 tbsp shrimp mixture down center of each tortilla.
• Roll up tortillas, and place, seam side down, in baking dish.
• Pour remaining soup mixture over enchiladas; top with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.

SPICY SHRIMP ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Mix together shrimp, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, green chili, salsa and half of the cheese.
• Mix 1/2 cup enchilada sauce and sour cream and fold into shrimp mixture.
• Heat tortillas in hot vegetable oil, just to make them pliable, not crisp.
• Coat bottom of baking pan with enchilada sauce and lay tortilla in pan and spread 2 to 3 tablespoons of the shrimp mixture in the center of each tortilla and then roll up the tortillas with the mixture inside. Continue to roll them until mixture or tortillas are all used up. Lining the rolled tortillas up crossways in the pan.
• Top with remaining Enchilada sauce and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake in a 350' oven for 45 minutes.

SHRIMP ENCHILADAS WITH GREEN SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a skillet, heat 1/2 cup oil over medium-high heat. In batches, fry tortillas until pliable (do not allow to crisp), about 10 seconds on each side. Drain on paper towels. Cover with foil to keep warm and softened., In a large skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes, onions, garlic and cumin; cook and stir until onions are tender, 3-4 minutes. Add shrimp; cook until shrimp turn pink, stirring occasionally, 3-4 minutes. Stir in spinach; heat through., Place 1/4 cup shrimp mixture off center on each tortilla; top with 1 tablespoon cheese. Roll up and place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, seam side down. Top with sauce; sprinkle with remaining cheese., Bake, uncovered, until heated through and cheese is melted, 25-30 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with cilantro.