Seafood Stuffed Potatoes Recipe - Coop Can Cook (2024)

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When I was about 9, there was this local seafood restaurant my family and I would frequent. Don’t worry. You know I’m not a typical blogger so this lil story will be brief. Anyway, the restaurant was called Louisiana Gold. There has never been a more appropriately named establishment. This place was indeed golden! The always had the freshest, Louisiana seafood. They made home style burgers, po boys, and perfectly seasoned boiled seafood. But, they were most famously known for their seafood stuffed potatoes. And boy were they OVER stuffed! Each potato was flowing with shrimp, crawfish, and that spicy cheese sauce. Man! Louisiana Gold unfortunately closed many years ago. I miss that place. I miss it so much I decided to recreate my version of that masterpiece. Here’s my Seafood Stuffed Potatoes recipe.

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You have to have some big, healthy baking potatoes. They aren’t sold in 5 or 10 lb bags. Most grocery stores have them shelved separately and sell them by the pound. If not, just make sure you get the biggest, russet potatoes available.

You have two options. You can bake these guys in the oven for nearly an hour. Or, you can do what I do. Throw them in the microwave! Microwaves vary, so look for the potato setting on yours.

Clean the potatoes well. These things grow in the dirt, so they can be pretty dirty. Whether cooking in the conventional oven or the microwave, you’ll still need to poke small holes into the potatoes for venting. This will prevent an explosion. It will help the potatoes steam better and cook more evenly.

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One of the things that made the seafood stuffed potatoes at Louisiana Gold so magical, was that they scooped the potatoes out of the skin and mixed it with sauce. This way, the flavors with all through the potato instead of just floating on top. I adapted their method by adding some rich extras to the potatoes.

You can add any seafood you want. I use shrimp and crawfish. But, some lump crab meat is incredible as well. I add a little bit of liquid crab boil to kick of the spice!

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Choice of cheeses is optional too. However, I highly encourage you to try my blend first. Hey, I’m the expert here! J/K….kinda. And yes, I use American cheese. AND YES, I know it’s not actually cheese. I also know that no other real cheese melts quite like this stuff. So, I’m using it. Get over it!

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This Seafood Stuffed Potato recipe is not one I’d recommend that you make often as it is RICH! I don’t even want to think about the calories in this thing. But, man of man is it worth it! God bless you to Louisiana Gold! Thank you for countless BOMB meals.

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Happy Cooking,

B. Coop

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Ingredients

  • 4baking size Russet potatoes
  • 1lbcrawfish tailsdrained of fat
  • 1lbof raw shrimp
  • 2Tminced garlic
  • 1stick of butter
  • 4Tflour
  • 8ozblock cream cheesesoftened
  • 2cupsshredded American cheeseVelveeta
  • 1cupshredded mozzarella
  • 1/2cupshredded Monterey Jack
  • 1/4cupgrated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 1/2cupshalf and half
  • 2Tcajun seasoning
  • 2Tliquid crab boil
  • 2Tonion powder
  • 1Tgarlic powder
  • Salt and pepper
  • chives or green onions

Instructions

Potatoes:

  1. Wash, scrub, and dry the potatoes well.

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

  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. *

  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.

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

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

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

Seafood & Sauce:

  1. Add the shrimp and crawfish into a bowl

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

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

  4. Sauté the garlic for 30 secs.

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

  6. Remove and set aside

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

  8. In the same pot, melt the remaining butter.

  9. When the butter melts, whisk in the flour

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

  11. Pour in the reserved seafood liquid

  12. Pour in the half and half while whisking.

  13. Bring it to a low simmer

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

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

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

  17. Once the seafood is hot turn off the heat.

  18. Spoon the potato mixture evenly onto the reserved potato skins

  19. Sprinkle mozzarella evenly on each potato

  20. Ladle the seafood sauce over the potatoes

  21. Garnish with chives or green onions

  22. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*If you don’t have a potato setting on your microwave, cook it on HIGH for 5 mins. Turn the potato over and microwave it again for 3-5 minutes or until it is fork tender.

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FAQs

Can I bake potatoes ahead of time and reheat? ›

Cool baked potatoes completely, place them in an airtight container or resealable plastic bag and refrigerate them. The USDA says they can be safely refrigerated for 3 to 4 days. Like all foods that have been cooked and cooled, potatoes should be reheated to at least 165 degrees F.

How to cook twice baked potatoes from hyvee? ›

CONTAINS: MILK, SOYCOOKING INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove potatoes from package and place in baking dish. Bake 30-40 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165°F. Remove potatoes; let stand 1 minute before serving.

Do you cover twice baked potatoes when reheating? ›

If you want to use a conventional oven to reheat them, place any leftover potatoes on a baking sheet and over with foil. Bake at 425 degrees Farenheit for about 15 minutes. My favorite way to reheat them, though, is in the air fryer.

How to reheat frozen baked potatoes? ›

To bake and serve frozen potatoes directly from the freezer, unwrap the potatoes and place in a baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 425°F for 35 to 45 minutes or until mostly warm.

How do you bake potatoes for a large group? ›

You can get out your baking sheets and place the potatoes on each sheets and fit them on rack or more. We have three racks in our one oven but we have a double oven. Pre pierce a few areas on the potato, salt and pepper for the out side. You can wrap one sheet all together or wrap each potato.

How do you keep baked potatoes warm for a crowd? ›

If you're doing potatoes for a crowd (for, say, a church Halloween potato bar or a chili cook-off), this is your answer–you can pile them into the crockpot and then keep them warm until ready to serve.

How do you reheat potatoes without getting them soggy? ›

To prevent that, cut the potato in half, place it in a microwave-safe dish, and cover each half with a damp paper towel—heat for two to three minutes or until the potato is heated.

How long can twice-baked potatoes sit out? ›

To keep those leftover twice-baked potatoes fresh, for starters, they should not be left out on the counter with the rest of your spread for more than two hours.

Can you freeze baked potatoes for later use? ›

How to freeze baked potatoes. Cook your baked potatoes until soft on the inside, and the jacket is wrinkled and crispy. Once they're completely cool, wrap each of them in foil. Lay your foil-wrapped potatoes down into a plastic container, which will protect them from other odours and flavours in your freezer.

Can cooked potatoes be frozen and reheated? ›

Leftover baked potatoes can be frozen, but we recommend turning them into steak fries by cutting them into wedges before freezing to ensure even reheating. To freeze leftover baked potatoes, cut them in half and scoop out the filling.

Can you microwave frozen twice baked potatoes? ›

Bake frozen potatoes approximately 40-50 minutes at 350 degrees or until heated through. For defrosted potatoes, bake approximately 25 minutes. To microwave: Place desired amount of frozen potatoes on a microwavable-safe dish and cook on high power for approximately 3 minutes per potato.

Can I prep baked potatoes in advance? ›

Little breaks in the skin occur, inviting bacteria -and especially if kept wrapped will raise the temperature, which will only accelerate this potentially harmful environment. Rather than chance any health problems in an attempt to save prep time later on, it's best to wash and prepare potatoes just prior to cooking.

Can potatoes be prepared ahead of time? ›

If you're here, you'll probably be glad to know that yes, you can peel and cut potatoes the day before you plan to serve them — and that it's super easy! All you have to do is submerge the bare potato pieces in water and refrigerate (more on that later).

How long can you keep a baked potato in the fridge before reheating? ›

Cooked potatoes and other cooked vegetables can be safely kept in the refrigerator 3 to 4 days. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates fruits and vegetables, if more information is needed on produce, you can call the FDA toll-free at (888) 723-3366 or go to their website at FDA (www.fda.gov).

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