Description
Seafood Stuffed Potatoes are a delicious twist on traditional stuffed potatoes, filled with a savory seafood mixture and topped with a rich cheese sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large baking-size Russet potatoes
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- Chives or green onions (for garnish)
- 1 lb crawfish tails (drained of fat)
- 1 lb raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tbsp Cajun seasoning (divided)
- 2 tbsp onion powder (divided)
- 2 tbsp liquid crab boil
- 1 stick butter (divided)
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 4 tbsp flour
- 2½ cups half and half
- 2 cups shredded American cheese (Velveeta or similar)
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- ½ cup shredded Monterey Jack
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Wash and scrub potatoes thoroughly. Poke holes with a fork for venting.
- Bake at 400°F for 40–50 minutes or microwave using the “potato” setting until fork-tender.
- Carefully cut a slit down each potato and scoop out the insides into a bowl, keeping skins intact.
- Mix the scooped potato with cream cheese, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cover to keep warm.
- In a bowl, season shrimp and crawfish with 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning, 1 tbsp onion powder, and 1 tbsp crab boil.
- Melt half the butter in a saucepan, sauté garlic for 30 seconds, then add seafood and cook 4–5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Reserve the liquid left in the pot.
- In the same pan, melt the remaining butter and whisk in flour until smooth.
- Pour in the reserved seafood liquid and half and half while whisking. Simmer.
- Stir in remaining Cajun seasoning and onion powder.
- Add all cheeses and stir until melted and smooth. Return seafood to sauce and warm through.
- Spoon potato mixture back into skins.
- Sprinkle mozzarella over each potato.
- Ladle seafood cheese sauce on top.
- Garnish with chives or green onions.
Notes
- Adjust the Cajun seasoning to your taste preference.
- For a spicier version, add hot sauce to the seafood mixture.
- Make sure seafood is cooked thoroughly before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Cajun
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 potato
- Calories: 650
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 1200mg
- Fat: 42g
- Saturated Fat: 24g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 150mg