Seafood Enchiladas
From keni 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Our version of seafood enchiladas. The seafood is the star in these, not the cheese!
Ingredients
- 1 small onion,chopped shopping list
- 3 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- 1 small red bell pepper, chopped shopping list
- 1/2 cup butter, divided shopping list
- 1lb total of your choice of seafood(ie shrimp or scallops chopped coarsely(raw, if possible), crab meat(NOT imitation), crawfish, lobster meat, clams, etc) shopping list
- 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped fine shopping list
- 1 cup Mexican blend cheese, shredded shopping list
- 6 large flour tortillas shopping list
- 1 cup half and half or milk shopping list
- 2t cornstarch shopping list
- about 4oz Queso Blanco (white Mexican melting cheese) shopping list
- about 6 oz sour cream shopping list
- 1 can Rotel tomatoes, mostly drained shopping list
- dash of lemon juice shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
- 1/2t hot sauce or cayenne(if desired) shopping list
- 1/2 cup cotija, shredded shopping list
- sliced black olives, green onions, fresh cilantro, additional sour cream, sliced jalapenos, etc, for garnish, if desired shopping list
How to make it
- In large skillet or pan, melt 1/2 of butter and add garlic, onion and bell pepper.
- Cook about 5-7 minutes until onion is transparent.
- Remove from heat and add in all seafood and about 3/4 cup of the shredded cheese, stir to combine.
- Divide filling between 6 tortillas wrapping in simple enchilada fashion and placing, seam down, in sprayed 9X13 dish
- Once done, return same pan(with some of the juice and butter, left in pan, hopefully ;), back to stove.
- Add remaining butter to melt, then add cornstarch and mix until no lumps remain.
- Add milk, sour cream, remaining cheese, and tomatoes and heat on medium-low heat, stirring often, until cheese are melted. Add hot sauce and salt and pepper and lemon juice.
- Pour over enchiladas
- Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes until lightly browned and heated through.
- Top with cojita and other desired toppings.
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- This is quite a rich, heavy dish...I suggest serving it with a simple guacamole salad, or chips and guacamole...not much else is needed :)
Out of the oven, cojita and olives added
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Reviewed by 4 people-
Oh wow. This sounds over-the-top delicious! Saved this and can't wait to try it.. :) Thanks for posting.
grumblebee
in victoria loved it
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WOW, this sounds so good! Thanks!
txbackyardcook
in FORT WORTH loved it
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I agree, these look fabulous!I can't wait to make them. Thank you and thanks for the pictures.
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