Cheesy Seafood Bake Recipes

CHEESY SEAFOOD BAKE

Steps:

• Boil the potato slices for 10 mins then drain, tip into a bowl and gently mix in the milk and half the cheese. Don't worry if the potatoes break up a little.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan and cook the onion until softened. Stir in the pepper and cook for 5 mins more. Spoon in the balsamic vinegar and bouillon powder, then stir in the tomatoes, basil and garlic. Lay the cod fillets on top, then cover and cook for 6-8 mins until the cod flakes when tested. Heat the grill to high.
• Take off the heat, stir in the prawns and tip into a shallow baking dish, breaking up the cod into large chunks. Cover with the potatoes and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Grill until golden. While it's grilling, steam or boil the broccoli to serve with the bake.

CHEESY SEAFOOD BAKE

Steps:

• Pour the milk into a large saucepan and add the onion, bay leaves and parsley stalks. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat and let the milk stand to infuse with flavor.
• When cooled strain the milk through a sieve and discard the onion and herbs.
• Pre-heat the oven to 350° F. Grease a 2-quart casserole or a 13 X 9 baking dish with butter.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet. Add the flour and stir to blend forming a roux. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes stirring constantly.
• Gradually blend in the strained milk, stirring constantly to create a smooth sauce. Bring to simmering point then reduce the heat and cook gently for 1 minute stirring as the sauce thickens.
• Season with salt and pepper. Add the lemon juice and two-thirds of the grated cheese. Stir the sauce until the cheese melts and blends completely.
• Add the monkfish to the sauce and stir while cooking for 1 minute. Add the cod, green onions, and mushrooms and blend completely covering all of the ingredients in cheese sauce.
• Transfer the mixture to the buttered casserole dish. Bake in a 350° F oven.
• After 15 minutes add the shrimp evenly to the top of the casserole. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
• Bake for a further 20 minutes until the top is golden brown.
• Serve with a crispy side salad and Irish brown bread.

SPECIAL SEAFOOD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a Dutch oven, saute scallops, onion and celery in butter until scallops are firm and opaque. Stir in flour until blended. Add cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; add cheddar cheese, sherry, salt and cayenne, stirring until cheese is melted. Remove from heat; set aside., In a greased 11x7-in. baking dish, layer the shrimp, crab, artichokes and water chestnuts. Top with sauce. Sprinkle with almonds and Parmesan cheese. , Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

PARMESAN-SHRIMP PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease shallow 2-quart casserole with shortening, or spray with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
• Melt butter in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Cook garlic in butter 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in flour. Cook, stirring constantly with wire whisk, until smooth and bubbly.
• Stir in vermouth. Stir in half-and-half, clam juice, tomato paste, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir in shrimp, dill weed and 1/4 cup of the cheese.
• Stir pasta into shrimp mixture. Pour into casserole. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake uncovered 35 to 40 minutes or until light brown and hot.

CREAMY SEAFOOD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place fish and shrimp in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Combine soup and milk; pour over seafood. Combine the cracker crumbs, cheese, paprika and butter; sprinkle over top., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork and shrimp turn pink.

SEAFOOD AND CHEESE BRUNCH BAKE

Steps:

• Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook mushrooms and onions in butter 5 to 7 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Add shrimp; cook until shrimp turn pink, stirring occasionally.
• Spread 3 slices bread with pesto. Top each with 1 plain bread slice, pressing firmly together. Cut sandwiches into 1/2-inch cubes. Layer half of bread cubes in baking dish. Sprinkle with half of the cheese. Top with all of the mushroom mixture, crabmeat and artichoke hearts. Top with remaining half of bread cubes and cheese.
• In large bowl, beat eggs. Beat in milk, salt and ground red pepper. Pour over bread, pushing bread into milk mixture to moisten completely. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Uncover baking dish; bake 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. To serve, cut into squares. Garnish with thyme.

SEAFOOD, POTATO AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp, chop and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cut Potatoes into bite size pieces or about .5 ounces each.
• Place in a large casserole dish, season with salt, pepper and Cajun seasoning.
• Pour ½ stick of melted butter over potatoes and mix to coat.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender and beginning to brown.
• When the potatoes are almost done, Use a large deep skillet and add 1 stick butter, the onions, bell pepper and celery.
• Simmer for about 8 minutes until onions begin to clear.
• Add the garlic, simmer 1 minute.
• Add the lemon juice, tarragon vinegar and the shrimp.
• Season with salt, pepper and Essence or cayenne.
• Cook shrimp until just done, about three minutes.
• Add the cream cheese and sour cream, when it has liquefied add the crab meat, and stir gently to mix well.
• When the mixture is hot, pour it over the top of the potatoes in the casserole dish and smooth it out.
• Sprinkle the top with the parmesan, the chopped bacon, and spread the cheddar cheese out evenly on top.
• Bake until the cheese has melted and serve immediately garnished with chopped green onions and a few dashes of Essence.

CHEESY SEAFOOD GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the leeks and some seasoning, and cook for 10 mins until really soft. Stir in half the parsley and spoon into 2 gratin dishes.
• Divide the fish between the 2 dishes, mix the mustard into the cheese sauce and spoon over the top of the fish. Place on a baking tray and cook for 15 mins - you can put the bread in the oven to warm through for the last few mins if it is a little stale. Remove the bread from the oven and turn the grill on to brown the tops of the gratin for 2 mins, then remove from the oven. Scatter the gratin with the remaining parsley and serve with chunks of bread to mop up.

CHEESY SHRIMP ALFREDO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a pan over medium-low heat. Add shrimp, green pepper, and mushrooms; saute until vegetables soften, about 10 minutes.
• Drain penne. Mix Alfredo sauce, tomatoes, Italian cheese blend, and 1 cup Parmesan cheese in a large bowl. Add shrimp mixture and mix thoroughly. Add pesto and mix again. Fold in penne.
• Transfer penne mixture to a casserole dish. Mix remaining Parmesan cheese with bread crumbs; sprinkle over the casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes.

CHEESY SHRIMP-STUFFED TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Prick potatoes several times with a fork and place onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle, about 30 minutes.
• Slice off the top 1/3 of each baked potato. Use a spoon to scoop out all of the pulp from the potatoes and the tops, and place in a large mixing bowl. Set the emptied potato shells and tops onto a baking sheet.
• Add softened butter to the potato pulp; mix on medium to high speed until well combined. Then blend in sour cream, salt, and pepper.
• Roughly chop all but 4 shrimp. Stir chopped shrimp into the potato mixture with the Cheddar cheese until combined, then spoon it into the potato shells, molding it high. Add any overflow that won't fit into the top pieces. Slice 4 remaining shrimp in half lengthwise and arrange 2 pieces on top of each filled potato.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, filling is heated through, and top is lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.

CREAMY SEAFOOD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large pot, place wine, onion, parsley, 1 tbsp of the butter, and the salt.
• Bring to a boil.
• Add seafood and cook until shrimp turn pink, about 3 minutes.
• Drain shrimp, and reserve 2/3 cup of broth.
• Place remaining butter in pan and add flour and cook 1 minute, stirring.
• Add half and half gradually, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
• Add Swiss and stir until cheese melts.
• Add lemon juice and lemon-pepper seasoning to reserved broth and stir into sauce gradually.
• Add shrimp and mushrooms to pan.
• Place mixture into a large buttered casserole dish.
• Cover with foil or a lid and bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.
• Mix breadcrumbs with melted butter, Parmesan and almonds.
• Sprinkle mixture evenly over the casserole and bake 10 minutes more.
• Allow to stand 10 minutes before serving.
• Serve with steamed rice.