Double Stuffed Potatoes with Cheesy Seafood Sauce
Double Stuffed Potatoes with Cheesy Seafood Sauce are incredibly rich, creamy, and delicious. Potatoes are covered in a sauce full of crab and shrimp.
Servings: 10
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 baking sized Russet potatoes
- olive oil
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- salt and pepper
- 6 tablespoons butter divided
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 3/4 pound medium to large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 pound lump crabmeat or crawfish tails
- 2 1/2 cups half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 8 ounces Velveeta cheese cubed
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- sliced green onions
Instructions
- Pierce the potatoes a few times and rub them with oil. Sprinkle with salt. Place on a baking sheet and baked in a 400 degree oven for 55 to 60 minutes. Let cool until cool enough to handle.
- Place cream cheese in a large bowl.
- Cut a sliver of skin from the top of each potato and discard it. Scoop the insides of the potatoes out and place in the bowl with the cream cheese.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper and use a potato masher or hand-held electric mixer to get the mixture smooth. Return mixture to potato skins. Cover with foil and place in a 200 degree oven until the sauce is ready.
- Season shrimp with 1 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning and 1 teaspoon of garlic powder.
- To make sauce, melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add shrimp and cook until pink. Remove shrimp from skillet and set aside.
- Add remaining butter to skillet. When melted, add the flour and cook and stir for 1 minute.
- Gradually whisk in half-and-half and bring to a simmer.Add Cajun seasoning, seafood seasoning, onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Simmer for a few minutes.
- Stir in velveeta cheese, mozzarella cheese, Monterey Jack and Parmesan. Turn heat to low and stir until cheese is melted.
- Add the shrimp and crab and stir to mix them in. When heated through, remove from heat.
- Spoon sauce over potatoes and sprinkle with green onions.
Notes
To save time, make the sauce while the potatoes are baking.
Nutrition
Calories: 500kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 162mg | Sodium: 1095mg | Potassium: 849mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1208IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 402mg | Iron: 2mg