Inexpensive But Tasty Imitation Seafood Bake Recipes

SEAFOOD BAKE

Steps:

• Bring water, wine and dill to a boil.
• Add scallops; simmer 2 minutes.
• Add shrimp; simmer 3-4 minutes longer or until shrimp are opaque.
• Remove from heat.
• Put seafood in a shallow 1 1/2 Quart baking dish. Set aside; reserve liquid.
• Heat 1/4 C butter in skillet; saute mushrooms with chives or green onions.
• Stir in flour continue cooking 1 minute until bubbly.
• Stir in cream and 1 Cup of the reserved fish stock.
• Cook slowly until thick. Add salt and pepper if desired.
• Pour sauce over seafood.
• Mix cracker crumbs and the 3 T melted butter.
• Sprinkle cracker crumbs over the seafood.
• Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned.

SPINACH SEAFOOD BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Saute shrimp, scallops and spinach in a lightly greased skillet for 10 mins, remove from heat.
• Add artichoke hearts, mayonnaise, sour cream, cheeses and garlic.
• Stir all together gently.
• Put into a baking dish.( Can be made a day ahead if wrapped tightly in cling film and refrigerated ).
• Whan ready to serve, top with the breadcrumbs and bake for 10 mins until golden.

AMAZING SEAFOOD CASSEROLE BAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease/butter a large casserole dish, enough to hold the complete mixture, I use my large white Corning Ware dish for this.
• In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat until melted.
• Add/whisk in flour, mustard, onion, garlic Worcestershire sauce, paprika, salt, pepper and tabasco sauce; whisk for 2 minutes.
• Carefully add in the half and half cream, whisking constantly until thickened, adjusting the salt to taste.
• Remove from heat and add/mix in the gruyere cheese until melted.
• Transfer the mixture into a large bowl.
• Add in the seafood and olives; mix until well combined.
• Transfer mixture to prepared casserole dish.
• Brush the top of the casserole with lemon juice.
• Sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese on top.
• At this point the casserole may be refigerated, and baked later.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

INEXPENSIVE (BUT TASTY) IMITATION SEAFOOD BAKE

Steps:

• In a 3 quart saucepan, melt 3 Tbsp butter medium heat. Add flour and stir until you have a pasty consistency. Add salt. Stirring constantly, bring to a light golden color.
• Add the milk all at once, whisking to blend and then stir almost constantly to keep the milk from sticking to the bottom of the pan. It will thicken, though it may take a few minutes. While stirring, add as much pepper as you like (I use a few twists of a pepper grinder. Add a couple of dashes of Tobasco, if using. Once mixture has thickened, remove from heat. I like the thickness to be such that if I dip a butter knife into it, the sauce clings but no thicker. If you need to thin it out, just add a small amount of milk.
• Melt remaining tablespoon of butter in a smaller skillet and stir fry the imitation crab or lobster for a few minutes until just a little browned. Don't overcook.
• Add seafood to white sauce and stir. Pour mixture into an oven pan - I used an 8x8 glass pan. Sprinkle cheese over top and put under the broiler for a few minutes just until the cheese starts to have little brown spots on it.
• I served it over a slice of homemade wheat bread - but I suspect it would be delicious over an english muffin or other bread.