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Crab And Shrimp Enchiladas Recipe


Crab And Shrimp Enchiladas Recipe
The mixture of the sour cream, cheese, seafood, spices and salsa make this a very pleasing and delicious main course.

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Ingredients
  • 12 6" flour tortillas
  • 4 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 2 cups flaked blue crab meat - picked thru to remove shells
  • 20 to 25 steamed medium shrimp, halved
  • 1 medium onion chopped (approx 1 cup)
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 3/4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 1/4 cups tomatillo salsa
  • 2 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin powder

Directions
  1. Heat an ungreased medium skillet over medium heat and soften tortillas one at a time for 15 seconds per side.
  2. Preheat oven to 350F and spray a 13x9 baking dish with Pam or some other nonstick cooking spray.
  3. Combine 3 cups of the cheese, the crabmeat, shrimp, onion, most of the Old bay (leave about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon to add to the salsa), and the 1/2 teaspoon cumin in a medium bowl and mix well.
  4. Spoon a 1/4 cup of the mixture on each tortilla.
  5. Fold the sides of the tortillas and then roll to enclose all the filling.
  6. Arrange seam side down in the baking dish.
  7. Heat butter in a medium saucepan over med-high heat.
  8. Add flour and mix well.
  9. Stir in chicken broth gradually and cook stirring continually until sauce thickens.
  10. Add sour cream and mix well.
  11. Remove from heat and stir in the bell peppers and then spread over the enchiladas.
  12. Bake until bubbly - about 30 minutes or so.
  13. Take remaining Old Bay seasoning and mix it well with the tomatillo salsa, then pour it over the top of the enchiladas.
  14. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup of cheese and bake for another 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted, remove from oven and serve!

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Comments


I like green salsas, and I like white enchilada sauces (and I can't resist seafood) - this is a no-brainer...I'll be making this one.


This is like what they serve at one of my favorite restaurants here..."The Blue Shell", I will be making these soon! Thanks...


AWESOME!!


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