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🐟Shrimp Mac and Cheese

Geneva Cusack

by Geneva Cusack (@geneva_cusack)

A Creole-style baked macaroni and cheese with cavatappi pasta, a blend of four cheeses, and seasoned shrimp, topped with a golden panko and parsley crust.

23 ingredients20 steps4 servings2158.8 cal/serving
SpicyHigh Protein
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Ingredients

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Seasoning Blend

  • 1 tablespooncreole seasoning
  • 1 tablespoonblack pepper
  • 1 tablespoongarlic powder
  • 1 tablespoononion powder
  • 2 teaspoonspaprika
  • 1 teaspooncayenne pepper

Pasta

  • 1 lbcavatappi pasta

Shrimp & Veggies

  • 1 lbmedium size shrimp(peeled, deveined)
  • 1 stalkcelery(diced)
  • 0.5white onion(diced)
  • 0.5bell pepper(diced)

Cheese Sauce

  • 8 ozsharp cheddar cheese(grated)
  • 8 ozGruyere cheese(grated)
  • 4 ozGouda cheese(grated)
  • 4 ozparmigiano-reggiano cheese(grated)
  • 2 cupsheavy cream
  • 1 cupwhole milk
  • 3 tablespoonsflour
  • 1 tablespoonTabasco hot sauce
  • 1 stickbutter(unsalted, divided)
  • 6 tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil(divided)

Topping

  • 1 cuppanko bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoonsparsley(minced)

Instructions

Seasoning Blend

  1. 1Mix the creole seasoning, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper together and set aside.

Pasta

  1. 1Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add about 1 tablespoon of salt to the boiling water.
  2. 2Add pasta and cook 8 minutes. Remove pasta from stove, drain, rinse in hot water, and drain again.
  3. 3Coat pasta with about 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil to prevent sticking and set aside.

Shrimp & Veggies

  1. 1Peel and devein shrimp, place in a bowl and season with 1 tablespoon of seasoning blend and mix well.
  2. 2In a skillet, add remaining 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and heat over medium heat.
  3. 3Add celery, onion, and bell pepper and saute for about 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon of seasoning blend to the vegetable mixture and cook 1 minute more.
  4. 4Add shrimp and saute for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Shrimp will finish cooking in the oven.

Cheese Sauce

  1. 1Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. 2Mix all grated cheese together. Reserve 1 cup of cheese to top the mac and cheese.
  3. 3In a stock pot, add 2 tablespoons of butter and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Heat to medium heat, add flour and whisk well.
  4. 4Cook for about 4 minutes, whisking constantly, add remaining seasoning blend, and cook for 1 minute more.
  5. 5Reduce heat to medium low, add cream and milk and whisk well.
  6. 6Add cheese by the handful, whisking well after each addition. Add hot sauce.
  7. 7Once all cheese has been added, toss in the cooked pasta and shrimp veggie mixture, cook for 1 minute more.

Assemble & Bake

  1. 1Butter a 13x9 oven proof casserole dish with about 2 tablespoons of butter. Place the pasta cheese mixture in the casserole dish.
  2. 2Melt remaining butter, toss in panko and minced parsley, mix well.
  3. 3Top casserole with remaining cheese and sprinkle panko mixture on top.
  4. 4Bake at 375 degrees for about 15-20 minutes, turn oven to broil and broil for 4-5 minutes or until panko is golden brown.
  5. 5Allow Shrimp Mac and Cheese to rest about 15 minutes then serve. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Valeur nutritive
Per 1 serving
pour 1 serving
% Daily Value*
% valeur quotidienne*
Calories 2158.8
Fat / Lipides 145 g193 %
Saturated / saturés 77.6 g401 %
+ Trans 2.6 g
Cholesterol / Cholestérol 559.7 mg187 %
Sodium 1933.6 mg84 %
Carbohydrate / Glucides 120.6 g44 %
Fibre / Fibres 7.2 g26 %
Sugars / Sucres 13.9 g14 %
Protein / Protéines 94.6 g
Potassium 1113.5 mg33 %
Calcium 1804.3 mg139 %
Vitamin D / Vitamine D
Iron / Fer 7 mg39 %

*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot

*5% ou moins c'est peu, 15% ou plus c'est beaucoup

Some ingredients do not say how much, so an amount was assumed for them before any of this was counted:

Cavatappi Pasta is not in our ingredient list, so it is counted as a typical ingredient.

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