Top Notch Shrimp Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 3-quart casserole dish.
• Fill a large pot with water, and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in the shrimp, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook the shrimp until opaque and bright pink, about 3 minutes. Remove the shrimp to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Return the water to a full rolling boil over high heat, and stir in the noodles. Cook until the noodles are tender, about 8 minutes; drain in a colander set in the sink.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan over medium heat, and stir the flour into the butter to make a paste. Remove the pan from the heat; slowly whisk in the milk and cream until smooth. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Return the sauce to the heat, lower heat to a simmer, and whisk constantly until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
• Place noodles into the prepared casserole dish, and top with peas, mushrooms, and cooked shrimp. Pour the sauce over the casserole, and sprinkle the crushed cracker crumbs evenly over the top. Dot the top of the casserole with about 6 thin slices of butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cracker topping is crisp and golden brown, about 1 hour.

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute shrimp in 1 tablespoon butter for 2-3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute the mushrooms, green pepper and onion in remaining butter until tender. , Stir in the flour, salt and cayenne. Gradually add milk until blended. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add rice, 1/2 cup cheese and the shrimp; stir until combined. , Pour into a 1-1/2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 325° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; cover and let stand for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Peel, de-vein and, pop the tails off the raw shrimp. Use large shrimp if possible.
• Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large skillet, sautee onions, pepper and celery in 6 tablespoons of the butter until tender.
• Add soups, garlic, parsley, scallions, pimentos plus juice (small jar of pimentos), and shrimp. Continue sauteeing over medium heat until the shrimp are cooked (about 6-8 minutes), then add the salt and Tabasco.
• Next, stir in the pre-cooked rice (I use basmati).
• Spray a 3-quart or larger casserole dish with PAM and pour in the mix.
• Melt the two remaining tablespoons of butter and work them into the bread crumbs. Sprinkle the buttered bread crumbs on top of the casserole.
• Bake the casserole in an oven pre-heated to 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes.