Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, shrimp macaroni and cheese. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Shrimp Macaroni and Cheese is rich and crazy creamy loaded with juicy, cajun shrimp and buttery panko topping. It's super easy to make but tastes like you're dining at the finest restaurant! How do you make America's favorite Macaroni and Cheese even better?!
Shrimp macaroni and cheese is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Shrimp macaroni and cheese is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook shrimp macaroni and cheese using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Shrimp macaroni and cheese:
- Prepare 1 lb uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Make ready 1 tablespoon butter
- Make ready 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Get Macaroni and cheese
- Take 1 lb cellentani pasta
- Prepare 4 tablespoons butter
- Make ready 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- Prepare 3 cups milk
- Take 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- Make ready 1 tablespoon onion powder
- Get 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- Take 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
- Get 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Prepare 2 cups grated extra sharp cheddar cheese
- Get 2 cups grated Monterrey jack cheese
- Take Topping
- Make ready 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Prepare 3/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- Prepare 3 tablespoons melted butter
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Steps to make Shrimp macaroni and cheese:
- Cook pasta according to package directions, strain, rinse in cold water, and set aside.
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large (oven proof) iron skillet on medium-high heat. Add shrimp in an even layer and cook 2-3 minutes, flip over, and continue to cook 2-3 minutes or until cooked through. Remove shrimp to a cutting board. When cool enough to handle, cut into halves. Set aside.
- While shrimp are cooking, preheat oven to 350.
- Keep the drippings in the skillet and melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium heat, then whisk in the flour. Cook, while stirring for 2 minutes. Turn heat to low then gradually whisk in milk. Whisk in cornstarch and remaining seasoning.
- Simmer, whisking constantly until thickened (but not overly thick). Whisk in cheddar, then Monterrey jack. Add shrimp and pasta and stir until evenly coated.
- Spread pasta into an even layer and top with Parmesan. Whisk Panko with melted butter and evenly sprinkle on top. Bake 15-20 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Turn oven to broil to toast Panko for 3-5 minutes, watching closely so it doesn’t burn.
- Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
A savory twist on traditional macaroni and cheese made with multiple cheeses for layers of cheese flavor in every bite. When the shrimp comes out of the oven, toss it on top of the creamy macaroni & cheese, and sprinkle generously with some chopped green onions. Snip the ends off of fresh green beans. I made this mac and cheese for Christmas dinner last year, and it was a HIT! The fact that my entire family enjoyed it was such a big deal, because black folks don't You get a bite of shrimp, crab and macaroni covered with a blend of gooey, stringy cheeses and a burst of blended flavours in every bite!
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