Cheesy Creamy Seafood Pasta Casserole
Shrimp, scallops and crab tossed with pasta, two kinds of cheese and a delicious homemade creamy white sauce then topped with more shrimp. This casserole is packed with 3-1/2 pounds of seafood and 3 cups of cheese! This is a meal you will want to share because it makes a 4 quart casserole full and tastes too great not to share.
Cut the shrimp and scallops into small pieces.
Drain the canned crab and set aside.
Spray a 4 quart casserole dish
with cooking oil and set aside.
Cook the pasta according to the package
directions, drain and set aside.
Melt 2 Tbsp. of butter in a medium saucepan
over medium heat. Add the prepared scallops,
shrimp, green onions, garlic, salt and pepper.
Cook a few minutes until the shrimp
turns pink and the scallops opaque.
Drain the the butter and liquid from
the saucepan into a 1 cup measuring cup.
Add enough whole milk to equal 1 cup and set aside.
Place the pasta into a large bowl.
Combine the crab with the shrimp and scallop
mixture then add to the pasta bowl and toss.
Melt 6 Tbsp. of butter over medium heat.
Quickly whisk in the flour until smooth.
Whisk in the clam juice and the
1 cup of reserved milk mixture.
Whisk in the 2 cups of milk. Heat stirring constantly
until hot, bubbly and thickened. Remove from the heat.
Add the freshly grated parmesan
cheese, stirring until melted.
Add the shredded mozzarella cheese.
Stir until melted and smooth.
Pour the cheese sauce into the pasta
and seafood bowl. Toss to coat
everything in the cheese sauce.
Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
Cover and bake in a preheated 350 degree
oven for 25 minutes or until bubbly.
While the casserole is baking, melt 1 Tbsp. of butter
with 1/4 tsp. paprika in a saucepan over medium heat.
Add and cook the remaining 1/2# shrimp for about
two minutes, turning over after 1 minute, until the
shrimp is opaque. Drain and set the shrimp aside.
When you remove the casserole dish from the
oven, place the cooked 1/2# of shrimp on top.
Add the remaining 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella
cheese evenly over the top and sprinkle with paprika.
Turn the stove to broil and broil the casserole just
until the cheese begins to melt. Watch it carefully
because it will melt fast. Remove from the oven and
serve immediately. Garnish with green onion if you wish.
Cheesy Creamy Seafood Pasta Casserole
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Ingredients
SEAFOOD MIXTURE INGREDIENTS:
1# shrimp (shelled, deveined and tail removed)
1# scallops
2 Tbsp. butter
1 clove garlic, minced
5 green onions, sliced small
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
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1# fusilli pasta
1# can crab meat
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SAUCE INGREDIENTS:
6 Tbsp. butter
6 Tbsp. all purpose flour
1 – 8 oz. bottle of clam juice
1/4 – 1 cup whole milk (to add to seafood liquid)
2 cups whole milk
1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
1-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
TOPPING INGREDIENTS:
1 Tbsp. butter
1/4 tsp. paprika
1/2# shrimp (shelled, deveined and tail removed)
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 green onion for garnish, optional
1/4 tsp. paprika for garnish
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut the shrimp and scallops into small pieces.
- Drain the canned crab but don’t cut it, set aside.
- Spray a 4 quart casserole dish with cooking oil.
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions then drain and set aside.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat melt 2 Tbsp. of butter. Add the shrimp, scallops, 5 sliced green onions, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook a few minutes until the seafood turns an opaque color but do not over cook.
- Drain the liquid from the seafood into a 1 cup measuring cup. Add enough milk to the liquid to equal 1 cup and set aside.
- Place the pasta into a large bowl.
- Combine the crab with the shrimp and scallop mixture then add to the pasta and toss to combine.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 6 Tbsp. of butter. Whisk in the flour until smooth.
- Whisk in the clam juice and the 1 cup of reserved milk mixture.
- Whisk in the 2 cups of milk and heat until hot, bubbly and thickened stirring constantly. Remove from the heat.
- Add the parmesan cheese and stir until melted. Add the mozzarella cheese and stir until melted and the cheese sauce is smooth.
- Pour the cheese sauce into the pasta bowl and toss to combine then pour into the prepared casserole dish.
- Bake, covered, for 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan over medium heat, melt 1 Tbsp. of butter. Add the paprika and remaining 1/2# of shrimp. Cook for 2 minutes turning over halfway through. Shrimp will be opaque in color, do not overcook. Drain, discarding the liquid and set aside.
- Once you remove the casserole dish from the oven, lay the shrimp evenly over the top. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with paprika and place under the broiler until the cheese melts. The cheese will melt fast so watch it carefully as you don’t want to dry out the shrimp.
- Garnish with green onion, optional, and serve immediately.
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Thank you very much! ❤️
Thank You. You are most Welcome.
You can never have too many shrimps!
We think a lot alike Sheree! I added the shrimp on top at the last minute and was glad I did!
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Wow! To a New Englander, this is comfort food times 100! I love that you added clam juice to the white sauce. So much flavor!
The flavor was amazing Dorothy. The only thing that could have made this better would have been fresh seafood but seriously, with all the flavor you couldn’t even tell it wasn’t fresh. Thanks so much!
Fresh or frozen, it looked great!
😍 looks good 😋
Thank you so much! ❤️
This really looks and sounds delicious. Defs going to try this out soon. Can’t believe we are having hamburgers tonight when we could be having these!
Haha can’t wait to hear what you think of this. It is probably the best seafood recipe I have come up with so far. It was a huge hit!
Diane, this looks simple and delicious, a sort of comfort food casserole. I’ll put it in the rotation!
Amy
Enjoy Amy it was a HUGE success with my family. Thanks so much!
You had me at “Shrimp, scallops and crab tossed with pasta,” seriously! I’m printing this one! Thanks Diane! Hope you’re doing well! C
Let me know how you like it, one of my best recipes ever!!!Thank you Cheryl!
yummy, I should make that some time
Thank you and you won’t be sorry it is so good.
looks delicious
Thank you it tasted amazing! We love seafood and pasta.
That is quite the sumptuous seafood treat! I rarely have scallop and crab but always such a treat when I get to do so.
Thank you Ab! This is by far the best seafood recipe I think I have ever come up with. All the flavors were so delicious together and seafood in every bite. We decided to make this an annual recipe for a specially day as seafood where I live is so expensive, but it was worth every penny!
That looks absolutely scrumptious. Husband and I both love seafood.
We do too KT and this has a mouthful of seafood in every bite.
Looks a deliciously expensive dish!
Yes it was about $35-$40 to make but we had 8 big servings from it. When you figure what you pay at s restaurant for this much seafood it turned out to be much, much cheaper and worth every bite.
Of course it will be much more expensive at a restaurant!
I bet I know some folks who would enjoy this yumminess, Diane. 😊
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I bet you do! This is definitely one of the best recipes I have ever made Mitzy. Even my daughter came over for this one.
My granddaughter loves what she calls white pasta. Its not that she doesn’t like tomato, she just prefers the creamy. This is a great dish for that.
I like the way your granddaughter thinks! I love an Alfredo or white sauce over red sauce too.
Thanks so much!
That looks delicious – would be perfect for a Lenten meal every Friday.
Oh yes EVERY Friday! Lol Thanks Linda!
You’re welcome Diane! Yes, yes – pasta and seafood is perfect.
Oh my goodness – now my mouth is watering! This looks so awesome!
Thanks Jo it was amazing with so much seafood you didn’t even realize there was pasta in it…lol
Oh wow! lol
God Himself must have given you this recipe. Imagine. I didn’t even know He could cook!
Well He should have given it to me sooner in life! I’m sure glad He did though!!! This is definitely on the top of our list for one of the best recipes I ever made. It was expensive but with all the servings we got out of it, it wasn’t that bad.
Oh, my, that looks tasty. As I’m scrolling along, I’m thinking, “I wonder if she’s going to call this one easy, since everything seems easy to her.” I was pleased to see you labeled it “intermediate.” To me, however, this would be at the difficult level. 😛
Haha no it really isn’t difficult at all just a lot of steps. More time consuming than difficult.
Oh, this looks so d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s!! My husband is not a huge seafood lover, but I would love a bowl of this seafood pasta dish … can I please come and visit you … ☺️
Absolutely you can and it really was amazing. There was so much seafood in it that we had seafood in every bite. I had my daughter over for this too and she went nuts!
OMG Diane, this looks absolutely amazing. I will definitely be making this when the kids come over one night. I am drooling just reading this recipe.
You will love this Carla! It was the best seafood recipe I have ever made. I’m proud of this one! Lol
I know my kids will enjoy it, they love seafood.
that looks so good
Thank you Sandy it is our new favorite Seafood Casserole. ❤️
I made this for dinner tonight Diane. The two older grandkids (5 & 7) loved it and my grandson had seconds. My son and DIL also loved it and she wants the recipe. I let them take home most of the leftovers. I just kept enough for another meal for me. I served it with Caesar Salad and it was a hit. Definitely one I will make again. Thanks so much for this recipe.
That’s so nice to hear Carla and thank you for telling me! My daughter keeps telling me how she would love to have it again…hint-hint she said! You are welcome and I’m so glad they liked it.
Thank you my friend!