Cajun Stuffed Potatoes Recipes

CAJUN STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• . Preheat oven to 450°. 2. Pierce potatoes with a fork; brush with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Bake at 450° for 50 minutes or until tender. Remove potatoes from oven; cool slightly. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise, and scoop pulp out of skins, leaving a 1/4-inch-thick shell. Place pulp in a large bowl; coarsely mash pulp. 3. Preheat broiler to high. 4. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add remaining 5 teaspoons oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add onion, bell pepper, and celery to pan; sauté for 4 minutes. Add garlic and next 4 ingredients (through red pepper); sauté 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add cheese, butter, and herbs, stirring until smooth. 5. Stir cheese mixture and crawfish into potato pulp. Place 1/2 cup crawfish mixture in each potato shell. Arrange stuffed potatoes on a baking sheet. Broil for 5 minutes or until browned.

IRISH STUFFED BAKED POTATO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Scrub potatoes, pierce several times with a fork, and place on microwave-safe plate. Cook potatoes on High in microwave 5 minutes; turn over and cook until soft, about 5 minutes more. Scoop potato flesh into a bowl; reserve potato skins.
• Cook and stir cabbage, onion, and bacon in a skillet over medium heat until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Stir milk, butter, pepper, and salt into cabbage mixture; stir in potato flesh and 1/2 cup of Cheddar cheese. Cook and stir cabbage mixture, breaking up potato and mashing lightly, until milk is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat; pile potato mixture into potato skins and place stuffed potatoes in a baking dish. Sprinkle potatoes with remaining Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbly and potatoes are heated through, about 25 minutes.

CAJUN STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Cut off stem end of each tomato.
• Scoop out pulp leaving 1/4 inch thick shells.
• Turn tomatoes upside down to drain; set aside.
• Heat a large skillet until hot.
• Add sausage.
• Cook and stir until sausage is browned, about 3 minutes.
• Add green pepper, celery, garlic and thyme.
• Cook and stir until vegetables are tender, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in eggs.
• Spoon meat mixture into reserved tomato shells.
• Place in shallow baking pan containing 1/2 inch water.
• Cover and bake until tomatoes are tender, 20-25 minutes.

CAJUN SHRIMP WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• In a 2-1/2-qt. microwave-safe dish, combine onion and oil. Cover and microwave on high for 1-3 minutes. Stir in green onions and celery; cover and cook 1-2 minutes longer. Add the potatoes, salt, Cajun seasoning and pepper. , Cover and cook for 7-9 minutes or until potatoes are nearly tender. Stir in shrimp and bacon. Cover and cook on high for 3-1/2 minutes or until shrimp is pink and potatoes are tender.

CAJUN POTATO LATKES

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a cloth, and wring them to remove as much moisture as possible. Mix the potatoes, onion, green onion, eggs, flour, and Cajun seasoning together in a bowl until thoroughly combined.
• Heat the oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat until it shimmers (oil should be about 1/3 inch deep). Drop about 2 tablespoons of the potato mixture per patty into the hot oil, and flatten the potatoes to make the patties 1/4 to 1/2-inch thick. Brown the patties in the hot oil until golden and crisp on the bottom, about 5 minutes, then flip and cook on the other side. Drain the latkes on paper towels, and serve hot.