Seafood Stuffed Potatoes

Step 1

Wash, scrub, and dry the potatoes well.

Step 2

Poke small holes all over the potatoes using a fork to vent.

Step 3

Now, you can either wrap them in foil and bake them on 400 F for 40-50 mins. Or you can wrap them individually in paper towels and microwave them one at a time using the “potato” setting on your microwave. *

Step 4

When the potatoes are done, carefully cut a split down the middle of a potato. Do NOT cut through the other (or under) side of the potato’s skin.

Step 5

Scoop the insides of the potatoes out and place it into a bowl; reserve the potato skins and keep them intact.

Step 6

Add in the cream cheese, chives, garlic powder, and salt and pepper to taste.

Step 7

Mix well, cover to keep warm, and set aside.

Step 8

Add the shrimp and crawfish into a bowl

Step 9

Season the shrimp with 1 TBS of Cajun seasoning, 1 TBS onion powder and 1 TBS liquid crab boil.

Step 10

In a saucepan, melt 4 TBS of butter and add in the garlic

Step 11

Sauté the garlic for 30 secs.

Step 12

Add in the shrimp and crawfish and sauté until the shrimp are cooked; about 4-5 mins.

Step 13

Remove and set aside

Step 14

Pour the liquid left in the pot into a cup and reserve

Step 15

In the same pot, melt the remaining butter.

Step 16

When the butter melts, whisk in the flour

Step 17

Mix until the flour is no longer visible; about 1 min

Step 18

Pour in the reserved seafood liquid

Step 19

Pour in the half and half while whisking.

Step 20

Bring it to a low simmer

Step 21

Stir in 1 TBS of Cajun seasoning and 1 TBS of onion powder

Step 22

When the sauce starts to thicken, stir in all remaining cheeses.

Step 23

When the cheese melts, add in the seafood and stir.

Step 24

Once the seafood is hot turn off the heat.

Step 25

Spoon the potato mixture evenly onto the reserved potato skins

Step 26

Sprinkle mozzarella evenly on each potato

Step 27

Ladle the seafood sauce over the potatoes

Step 28

Garnish with chives or green onions

Step 29

Enjoy!