Southwest Seafood Burritos

photo by Kat's Mom
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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8 enchiladas
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 8 (12 inch) flour tortillas
- 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 8 ounces imitation lobster meat or 8 ounces imitation crabmeat, shredded
- 12 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded
- 2 (10 ounce) cans enchilada sauce
- 2 -3 green onions, chopped
- sour cream
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Combine shrimp and shredded lobster/crab meat and mix well.
- Reserve 1/4-1/2 cup shredded cheese to top enchiladas with.
- Warm each tortilla before rolling (I put each one in the microwave on HIGH for 14 seconds) lay warmed tortilla on a flat surface.
- Place approximately 3/4 cup of seafood mixture across bottom third of tortilla; sprinkle some cheese on seafood mixture.
- Roll tortilla to halfway point carefully tucking seafood mixture inside.
- Fold in each side and finish rolling tortilla.
- Place rolled tortillas side by side in a 9x13-inch baking pan.
- When all tortillas have been rolled (enchiladas) and placed in pan, pour enchilada sauce over all of the enchiladas.
- The sauce should cover the enchiladas completely.
- Sprinkle the chopped green onion then the remaining cheese over the top of enchiladas.
- Cover and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 30 minutes.
- Uncover and cook an additional 15-20 minutes.
- Serve hot garnished with sour cream and additional green onions if desired.
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Reviews
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We prefer bold & tasty to mild & tasty but this recipe sounded so good that I just gave it a shot in the arm. I used the imitation crab with scallops instead of shrimp, substituted 10 oz. chili sauce for one of the cans of enchilada sauce and used just 8 oz. cheese. My DH says he would pay money in a restaurant for these! Very good and easy. You can make up the casserole ahead of time and just pop it in the oven. Thanks!
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We prefer bold & tasty to mild & tasty but this recipe sounded so good that I just gave it a shot in the arm. I used the imitation crab with scallops instead of shrimp, substituted 10 oz. chili sauce for one of the cans of enchilada sauce and used just 8 oz. cheese. My DH says he would pay money in a restaurant for these! Very good and easy. You can make up the casserole ahead of time and just pop it in the oven. Thanks!
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luvinlif2k
Bowie, Maryland
I grew up in PA Dutch country and now live in the suburbs of D.C. I am a homemaker and love to play with my kids who are now 9 and 6. My favorite room in the house is the kitchen. My children used to be explorative eaters... anything went. They are becoming more discriminating ... OK, picky ... so my newest challenge is finding interesting dishes that will meet their tastes. This usually means not admitting to specific ingredients or making them unnoticeable (such as onions). I'm loving the ability to practically pulverize my onions quickly with my food chopper. I love experimenting with different culinary traditions. When I find the time to play in the kitchen uninterrupted, dinner can be quite an adventure at our house. My ultimate month off would be to spend a month travelling around the world as a food critic. - send me back to St-Jean-De-Luz in SW France for Chipirones (a fabulous squid dish)along the bay! My favorite cookbooks are:Extending the Table by Joetta Handrich Schlabach, The Williamsburg Cookbook, The Burger Meisters by Marcel Desaulniers, The Common Grill Cookbook by Chef Craig Common, America's Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes by Donna Washburn & Heather Butt, and most recently, the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Book (I finally got a countertop ice cream freezer!)(Update on 03/17/09- hm! Not many changes!)