Shrimp Casserole
Decadent shrimp casserole with a homemade cheese sauce! This is loaded with shrimp, rice, mushrooms and tons of flavor!
Servings: 6
Calories: 612kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked white rice (about 4 1/2 cups cooked rice)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 pound white mushrooms washed and sliced
Cheese Sauce with Green Peas
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon salt add more to taste
- 1 pinch black pepper or more to taste
- 1 cup green peas fresh or frozen
- 1 pound cooked shrimp deveined and shelled
Topping
- 1 cup sharp Cheddar Cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 °F. Grease a 9x13 baking pan and set aside.
- Cook the rice according to the package instructions.
- In a large skillet, fry the onions and mushrooms until soft and cooked. Stir in the rice, and mix with the vegetables completely, then remove from the heat. Scoop the rice and vegetable mixture into a large bowl, then make your sauce.
- Place the butter and garlic in a large saucepan over medium heat. Melt the butter and cook the garlic in it for 2 minutes.
- Add your flour and cook it for about two minutes, stirring continuously until it starts to smell browned, like a baked pie crust.
- Slowly pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture, whisking rapidly to ensure that there are no lumps.
- Cook this mixture, stirring, for about 5-6 minutes until the mixture has thickened up.
- Add in the 2 cups of shredded cheese, Old Bay seasoning and salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly until the cheese has melted in. Taste and add more seasoning, salt and pepper as needed. Mix in the green peas and cook in the sauce until tender, then stir in the shrimp and remove from the heat.
- Pour the sauce over the rice and vegetable mixture in the bowl and combine completely. Scoop out into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, until bubbling, then sprinkle the remaining one cup of cheese on top. Bake for another 5 minutes until the cheese has melted, then remove. Cool for 5 minutes, then serve.
Notes
- Adjust the seasonings to your liking in this recipe
- You can add in cooked vegetables of your choice! This goes well with a lot of veggies
- This is a great recipe to use up leftover rice. You need 4 1/2 cups cooked rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 612kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 266mg | Sodium: 1055mg | Potassium: 639mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1031IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 533mg | Iron: 3mg