Creamy and Delicious Seafood Mac & Cheese
Who knew that it could be so simple to make macaroni and cheese into an amazing side dish or even as a main dish in my house? This Creamy and Delicious Seafood Mac & Cheese is full of crab, shrimp, and cheese and will have you grabbing another serving before you know what’s happening.
Make sure to check out my CROCK POT CHEESEBURGER MAC & CHEESE for even more great recipe ideas.
Creamy and Delicious Seafood Mac & Cheese
It’s no secret that macaroni and cheese is a widely popular side dish. And it just makes sense. The combination of the cheese and noodles is literally a delicious bite.
But adding in crab and shrimp? It takes this simple recipe to a whole new level of flavor. Not only does it make it an entire meal in itself but it adds so much richness, too!
Use this easy mac & cheese recipe as the perfect side dish or a rich and flavorful meal to fill your bowl full of goodness.
The best part about macaroni? You can eat it however and whenever you want!
Ingredients needed to make Creamy Seafood Mac & Cheese
- 2 cups dry macaroni pasta
- 6 oz crab meat
- 8 oz shrimp – cooked, peeled, deveined, tail off
- 8 oz sour cream
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 8 oz white cheddar, shredded
- 8 oz mozzarella, shredded
- ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon each paprika, salt, pepper, dry parsley
How To Make Seafood Macaroni Cheese Recipe
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare a 13×9 baking dish with nonstick spray.
Cook macaroni, drain, and place in a large bowl.
Mix in sour cream, crab, and cooked shrimp until well combined.
In a saucepan cook onion in butter until tender.
Stir in flour and evaporated milk.
Add white cheddar and stir until melted.
Pour over macaroni mixture and stir.
Stir in seasonings and pour into the baking dish.
Top with mozzarella and panko breadcrumbs.
Top with a sprinkle of dry parsley.
Bake uncovered 30 minutes.
Serve & enjoy!
What is the best way to reheat leftover macaroni?
If you’re lucky enough to have mac and cheese remaining, this just means that you’ll get to enjoy it all over again. The easiest way to reheat leftover mac & cheese is to put it in a microwave-safe bowl and heat it for a until warm.
I like to add a tad bit more butter and milk or heavy cream so that it helps to moisturize the noodles.
Can you add other types of seafood to this recipe?
You bet! Crab and shrimp are the most common, but you can add lobster bites to them as well. You can literally add in anything that you want to so have fun and make it your own.
How do you know when macaroni is done baking in the oven?
Real Simple – since the macaroni is already cooked, you are basically just heating all the other ingredients and melting the cheese.
Once the cheese starts bubbling and the top turns golden brown, this is your clue that the dish is done and ready to be taken out of the oven. It will be warmed and baked to gooey perfection!
Now who wants a bite?
More Side Dish Recipes
- Baked Pineapple And Cheese Casserole
- Perfect Loaded Potato Salad With Bacon
- Slow Cooker Potatoes & Green Beans
Seafood Macaroni & Cheese
This simple side dish is loaded with noodles, cheese, and seafood!
Ingredients
- 2 cups dry macaroni pasta
- 6 oz crab meat
- 8 oz shrimp - cooked, peeled, deveined, tail off
- 8 oz sour cream
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 8 oz white cheddar, shredded
- 8 oz mozzarella, shredded
- ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon each paprika, salt, pepper, dry parsley
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a 13x9 baking dish with nonstick spray
Cook macaroni, drain, and place in large bowl
Mix in sour cream, crab, and cooked shrimp until well combined
In a saucepan cook onion in butter until tender
Stir in flour and evaporated milk
Add white cheddar and stir until melted
Pour over macaroni mixture and stir
Stir in seasonings and pour into baking dish
Top with mozzarella and panko breadcrumbs
Top with a sprinkle of dry parsley
Bake uncovered 30 minutes
Serve & enjoy!
Notes
What is the best way to reheat leftover macaroni?
If you're lucky enough to have mac and cheese remaining, this just means that you'll get to enjoy it all over again. The easiest way to reheat leftover mac & cheese is to put it in a microwave-safe bowl and heat it for a until warm.
I like to add a tad bit more butter and milk or heavy cream so that it helps to moisturize the noodles.
Can you add other types of seafood to this recipe?
You bet! Crab and shrimp are the most common, but you can add lobster bites to them as well. You can literally add in anything that you want to so have fun and make it your own.
How do you know when macaroni is done baking in the oven?
Real Simple - since the macaroni is already cooked, you are basically just heating all the other ingredients and melting the cheese.
Once the cheese starts bubbling and the top turns golden brown, this is your clue that the dish is done and ready to be taken out of the oven. It will be warmed and baked to gooey perfection!
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Rosemary
This looks so delicious, Rosemary! I can’t wait to try it.
Hope you do. We love it.
Yum…and love the reheat tip. Thanks! That’s always a bit tricky.
Some foods aren’t quite as good just throwing them in the microwave without adding a bit of something. Like this one.
I have a recipe for lobster Mac and cheese. It’s delicious
My son has suggested that many times. He orders it out a lot.
This looks REALLY, REALLY good!
I used to not like anything added in my mac & cheese, but seafood is the exception.
This looks delicious. Perfect one-dish meal for a cold day. Laura
We do a lot of one dish meals around here, and this one is great.
We’re big fans of Mac & Cheese so I can’t wait to try your seafood version, Rosemary. It sounds so delicious
You will love it for sure.
I love seafood but never in a million years did I think to combine it with Mac ‘n Cheese; I have to try this!
I see it with Lobster a lot, but not this combination.
Well that different, I would never have thought to combine them. Will give it a try.
A bit of a different taste, so it’s not your kid’s mac & cheese anymore.
looks amazing, I am looking for a Mac recipe, i’m going to try it without the shrimp , many in my family can’t eat shell fish.
I love the different taste of white cheddar and mozzarella. Would be great too with chicken. My husband isn’t a shrimp eater.
Gosh, looks so delicious!!
Can’t mess up mac & cheese with seafood. Or bacon?