Seafood Baked Potatoes

Transform ordinary baked potatoes into a seafood lover’s dream! These potatoes are loaded with succulent shrimp, flavorful crawfish tails in a rich, creamy Cajun sauce, and plenty of melted cheese. Perfect for a satisfying and impressive dinner.

First, bake large russet potatoes until tender. While they bake, prepare the shrimp and crawfish. Sauté the shrimp with Old Bay seasoning until cooked through. Then, create the creamy Cajun sauce with a blend of aromatic vegetables, white wine, heavy cream, and Cajun spices. Mix the potato flesh with sour cream, butter, chopped shrimp, and cheese.

Return the filling to the potato skins, top with the crawfish cream sauce, whole shrimp, and green onions. Enjoy a restaurant-worthy dish made with simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions!

Baked potatoes loaded with tender shrimp, crawfish, and a creamy Cajun sauce. A restaurant-quality dish you can make at home.

Prep Time

20 Minutes

Cook Time

75 Minutes

Total Time

95 Minutes

Category: Hearty Main Dishes
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cuisine: Cajun
Yield: 4 Servings
Dietary: ~

Ingredients

→ Produce

 4 large Russet potatoes
 1 shallot, minced
 2 cloves garlic, minced
 2 green onions, thinly sliced
 120 ml chopped mirepoix (celery, bell pepper, onion)

→ Seafood

 450 g large shrimp, peeled and deveined
 450 g crawfish tails, cooked

→ Dairy & Cheeses

 60 g unsalted butter, divided
 240 ml heavy whipping cream
 120 ml shredded Italian mixed cheese
 120 ml sour cream
 60 ml milk or heavy cream
 60 ml shredded Colby Jack cheese
 60 ml shredded three pepper cheese

→ Pantry Staples

 30 ml olive oil, plus more for drizzling
 Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
 15 ml Old Bay seasoning
 15 ml all-purpose seasoning
 120 ml dry white wine
 5 ml onion powder
 5 ml garlic powder
 5 ml crab boil seasoning
 2.5 ml paprika
 15 ml lemon juice

Instructions