Creole Stuffed Potatoes

Submitted by BennyMade

"A rich stuffed potato with seafood and cream."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 4 medium baking potatoes
• 118.29 ml butter
• 1 medium onion (chopped )
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 red bell pepper (chopped )
• 226.79 g andouille sausages or 226.79 g smoked sausage, diced
• 453.59 g small shrimp, chopped
• 118.29 ml butter (melted )
• 226.79 g cream cheese (cubed )
• 226.79 g crabmeat
• salt & pepper
• 2.46 ml cajun seasoning
• 118.29 ml green onion (chopped )
• 170.09 g cheddar cheese (grated)

directions

1. Bake potatoes, and scoop out insides, reserving skins.
2. Coarsely mash potatoes, and set aside.
3. Melt 1/2 cup buttter, and saute onion, garlic and bell peppers until limp.
4. Add andouille; cook 4 minutes.
5. Add shrimp: cook lightly.
6. Add 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese: cook until cream cheese melts.
7. Remove from heat.
8. Stir in crabmeat and mashed potatoes.
9. Mix well, and add salt and pepper, if needed.
10. If consistency is too heavy, add more melted butter.
11. Stuff mixture back into potato skins, and top with green onions and Cheddar cheese -- Bake until hot.