Description
Seafood Loaded Baked Potato with 3-Cheese Sauce a creamy, hearty comfort food with shrimp, crawfish, and a rich parmesan, cheddar, and Monterey Jack topping. Perfect for comfort food recipes with potatoes and easy seafood dinner for families.
Ingredients
For the Baked Potato:
2 large Russet potatoes
1 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp salt
For the Seafood Filling:
½ lb shrimp, peeled & deveined
½ cup crawfish tails (or lump crab meat)
1 tsp Cajun seasoning
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp paprika
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp minced garlic
¼ cup green onions, chopped
For the 3-Cheese Sauce:
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp flour
1 cup heavy cream
¼ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
¼ cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
¼ cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
½ tsp Cajun seasoning
½ tsp black pepper
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Scrub, pierce, rub potatoes with oil and salt. Bake 50–60 minutes until soft inside.
2. In a skillet, melt butter. Add garlic, shrimp, and crawfish. Season with Cajun spice, garlic powder, and paprika. Cook until shrimp turn pink.
3. In saucepan, melt butter, stir in flour. Whisk in cream, then add Parmesan, Cheddar, Monterey Jack. Season with Cajun spice and black pepper.
4. Cut open baked potatoes and fluff insides. Pour cheese sauce inside. Add seafood filling on top and drizzle more sauce.
5. Garnish with green onions, paprika, and serve hot.
Notes
Gluten-free: Use GF thickener and seasoning.
Dairy-free: Swap cashew cream and vegan cheese.
Make-ahead: Bake potatoes and prep seafood ahead, assemble before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed potato
- Calories: 720
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 890mg
- Fat: 38g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 160mg
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