Shrimp And Artichoke Strata Recipes

CALIFORNIA SEAFOOD MAKE AHEAD BRUNCH BAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13" casserole and set aside.
• melt butter and saute mushrooms and onions until tender, stirring frequently.
• Add shrimp and cook until pink, stirring often.
• SPread 3 slices of the bread with the pesto sauce, then top each with another bread slice, pressing together so thick stick.
• Cut pesto sandwiches into small cubes and layer half of them in the bottom of the baking dish.
• Sprinkle half of the cheese on top, then pour all of the mushrooms on top, then the crabmeat and the artichokes.
• Top with remaining bread cubes, then sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top.
• Beat eggs, add milk, salt, and cayene pepper; beat well.
• Pour wet mixture over the bread mixture, covering evenly.
• You may need to poke some some parts of the bread to get them wet- you want everything to be moistened with the egg mixture.
• Cover and chill overnight (or at least 8 hours).
• Heat oven to 350 F, remove cover, and bake casserole for about 35-40 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let rest 5 miutes before slicing to firm up and cool slightly.
• Cut into 12 squares.

SHRIMP AND ARTICHOKE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• NOTE the one cup may be a typo. Start with 1/2 cup to try this and work your way up. The reason I think it is a typo is 1 / was how the ingredient was written.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Melt 4-1/2 tbsp butter in a saucepan. Stir in the flour and blend well. Gradually whisk in the milk and cream, until the mixture is thickened and smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange artichoke hearts in buttered 12"x8"x2" baking dish. Scatter shrimp over the artichoke hearts.
• Saute the mushrooms in 2 tbsp butter. for 6 minutes. Spoon the mushrooms over the shrimp in the baking pan.
• Add the sherry and Worcestershire Sauce to the cream sauce. Pour the cream sauce over the shrimp. Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese and paprika.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

SHRIMP SCAMPI WITH ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and shallots and cook, stirring until softened but not browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add shrimp, artichoke hearts, wine, and lemon juice and cook until the shrimp are cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the parsley, salt and pepper. Divide among 4 plates, garnish with additional parsley, and serve.

SAUTEED SHRIMP WITH ARTICHOKES AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• 1. Pat shrimp dry with pape towels and season with salt and pepper. Combine shrimp, 1 T. oil, garlic and pepper flakes in medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• 2. Meanwhile, heat 1 T. oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium high heat until shimmering. Add mushrooms and cook until browned, 6-8 minutes. Add artichokes and cook until ightly browned, about 3 minutes. Thransfer vegetables to medium bowl and tent loosely with aluminum foil.
• 3. Heat 1 T. oil in now-empty skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add half of shrimp and cook, without moving, until spotty brown on first side, about 1 minute. Transfer shrimp to a bowl with begetables. Repeat with remaining 1 T. oil and reminaing shrimp. Add wine to now-empty skillet and simmer until redueced to 1/3 cup, 1-2 minutes. Whish in butter until smooth. Stir in vegetable-shrimp mixture and parsley and simmer until shrimp are opaque throughout, 1-2 minutes. Serve over rice.

ARTICHOKE SPINACH STRATA

Steps:

• Start preparation either the night or morning before (depending upon when you are serving, see note above in description).
• Spray a 9 x 13 rectangular glass baking pan with cooking spray.
• Place 7 ounces of freshly washed baby spinach in a microwave safe bowl, cover and cook for 5 minutes on high until wilted. Drain in colander in your sink and let cool. Then coarsely chop.
• Drain jar of artichoke hearts but do not rinse. Chop into small pieces.
• Mix the milk and wine in a shallow bowl. Tear the bread into medium pieces (a bit bigger than bite sized) and dip a few pieces at a time into the milk mixture. Gently squeeze as much liquid as possible from the bread without tearing it. Do not let the bread soak; dip and squeeze as quickly as possible or the bread will disintegrate! Spread the prepared bread in the 9 x 13 pan. Continue dip, squeeze and spread until all the bread is distributed nicely around the pan. Reserve any leftover milk mixture.
• Sprinkle the prepared spinach and artichokes on the bread - distributing evenly. Push the vegetables into the bread mixture.
• Beat 6 large eggs and mix with remaining milk & wine mixture. Add oregano and beat well. Pour over the bread & vegetable mixture in the pan.
• Sprinkle the Asiago cheese on top of the strata.
• Cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate (overnight or until evening, depending upon when you are serving).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Remove plastic wrap and bake uncovered until puffy and browned, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Serve immediately.