These seafood enchiladas with crab and shrimp taste just like the ones served at a popular Mexican restaurant in my area. My husband just loves them. You can add tomatoes, cilantro, sliced olives, or other toppings before baking if desired.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium onion , chopped
- 0.5 pounds fresh crabmeat
- 0.25 pounds shrimp - peeled , deveined and coarsely chopped
- 8 ounces Colby cheese , shredded
- 6 flours tortillas , 10 inch
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Make the filling: Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir crabmeat, shrimp, and 1/2 of the Colby cheese into the skillet.
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Arrange a large spoonful of filling across the center of each tortilla, then roll tortillas around filling. Place enchiladas, seam-side down, into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
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Make the sauce: Heat half-and-half, sour cream, melted butter, parsley, and garlic salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring often, until lukewarm and well blended. Pour over enchiladas, then sprinkle remaining cheese over top.
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Bake in the preheated oven until crab and shrimp are cooked and cheese is melted, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
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