Cheesy Shrimp Meltaways Food

CHEESY SHRIMP MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Split the English muffins in half and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the shrimp, softened butter, cheese spread, mayonnaise, garlic powder and seasoned salt. Spread the mixture onto the English muffin halves. Slice each half into 6 or 8 triangles. Place the triangles on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, until the mixture begins to melt. Serve immediately.

CHEDDAR SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels with a slotted spoon; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings., In the drippings, saute the celery, orange pepper and onion until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add broth and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened., Add the potatoes, seafood seasoning and salt; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. , Add shrimp and scallops; cook and stir for 3-4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and scallops are opaque. Stir in cheese until melted. Garnish each serving with bacon.

SHRIMP SCAMPI MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a small skillet over medium heat until foamy but not brown. Stir in the panko, 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes and a pinch of salt and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until the panko is golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley; set aside.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to the package instructions. Strain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water. Set aside.
• Heat the half-and-half in a large saucepan over medium heat until it just comes to a simmer. Continue simmering until the half-and-half is reduced to 2 cups, about 5 minutes. Add the cream cheese and cook, stirring, until melted. Whisk in the Italian cheese blend until all the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth. Turn off the heat and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Pour in the wine and reduce until the alcohol smell is no longer present and the sauce is a nice golden color, about 2 minutes. Stir in the shrimp and lemon zest and cook, stirring, until the shrimp are pink and just cooked through, about 2 minutes; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and set aside.
• Add the pasta and shrimp mixture to the cheese sauce and stir to combine. Stir in some of the reserved pasta water to thin the sauce if needed. Season to taste with salt if needed. Spoon the hot mac and cheese into bowls and sprinkle with the parsley panko.

SHRIMP CREOLE

Steps:

• Peel shrimp. Make a shallow cut lengthwise down back of each shrimp; wash out vein. Cover and refrigerate.
• In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onions, bell peppers, celery and garlic in butter about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except rice and shrimp. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes.
• Stir in shrimp. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are pink and firm. Remove bay leaves. Serve shrimp mixture over rice.

CHEESY SHRIMP CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Chop tomatoes and set in strainer to drain so not excessively juicy.
• Toast bread, remove crusts and cut into cubes; spread cubes over bottom of an 8 X 8-inch pan.
• In a bowl combine next 11 ingredients (shrimp through pepper); spoon over the toast cubes.
• Toss tomatoes with lime juice and oregano and scatter over shrimp.
• Bake at 350F 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven, let stand 5 minutes and serve.

SHRIMP & CHEESE APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Beat together the cheese, butter, mayo, lemon juice, cayenne,& onion powder.
• Beat until smooth then add shrimp and mix until they are evenly spread.
• Spread on the 8 muffin halves.
• You may now freeze them well wrapped or continue to broil them.
• Broil until lightly browned & bubbly.
• Cut each muffin half into 6 pieces & serve.
• If you have frozen them defrost for 1/2 hour then under broiler apprs 8" from heat for 10-15 minutes.