Best 8 Quick Seafood Enchiladas Recipes

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Seafood enchiladas are a flavorful and versatile meal that can be enjoyed anytime. With a wide variety of fillings and sauces to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to start. This article will provide you with tips on how to make the best quick seafood enchiladas, including choosing the right type of seafood, preparing the fillings, and selecting the perfect sauce. Whether you're a seafood enthusiast or just looking for a quick and easy meal, this guide will help you create a delicious and memorable dish.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS



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These crab and shrimp stuffed enchiladas taste like the ones served at a popular Mexican restaurant in my area. My husband just loves them. After sprinkling the cheese over the enchiladas before baking, you can also garnish with tomatoes, cilantro, olive slices, or whatever other garnish you enjoy.

Provided by Cathy

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Time 55m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
½ pound fresh crabmeat
¼ pound shrimp - peeled, deveined and coarsely chopped
8 ounces Colby cheese
6 (10 inch) flour tortillas
1 cup half-and-half cream
½ cup sour cream
¼ cup butter, melted
1 ½ teaspoons dried parsley
½ teaspoon garlic salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a large skillet, saute onions in 1 tablespoon butter until transparent. Remove the skillet from heat and stir in crabmeat and shrimp. Shred the cheese and mix half of it into the seafood. Place a large spoonful of the mixture into each tortilla. Roll the tortillas up around the mixture and arrange the rolled tortillas in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  • In a saucepan over medium-low heat, combine half-and-half, sour cream, 1/4 cup butter, parsley and garlic salt. Stir until the mixture is lukewarm and blended. Pour sauce over the enchiladas, and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 606.8 calories, Carbohydrate 42.6 g, Cholesterol 135.8 mg, Fat 36.5 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 26.8 g, SaturatedFat 20.6 g, Sodium 1078 mg, Sugar 2.5 g

CHEESY SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS



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Quick-cooking seafood and mildly spicy chile peppers and salsa make this dish a flavor adventure that my family loves. I've made it with chicken instead of fish, too. Just saute until done. -Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 50m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 tablespoon butter
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 pound uncooked shrimp (31-40 per pound), peeled, deveined and chopped
1/2 pound red snapper fillet or other firm white fish, cut into 1-inch chunks
1-1/2 cups salsa verde
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, cubed
1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chiles
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
12 corn tortillas (6 inches)
Fresh cilantro leaves or jalapeno pepper slices

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until crisp-tender, 3-4 minutes. Add shrimp and snapper; cook until shrimp turn pink, 5-7 minutes. Remove from pan., In the same pan, cook and stir salsa, cream cheese, chiles and salt over medium heat just until cream cheese is melted. Stir in 1 cup shredded cheese; remove from heat., Spread 1 cup cheese sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Gently stir remaining cheese sauce into shrimp mixture. Place 1/3 cup shrimp mixture off center on each tortilla. Roll up and place in prepared dish, seam side down. Sprinkle with remaining cheese., Cover and bake until heated through and cheese is melted, 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 481 calories, Fat 29g fat (16g saturated fat), Cholesterol 136mg cholesterol, Sodium 1055mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 28g protein.

SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS



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With sour cream, crab and shrimp, these are a tasty twist from traditional enchiladas made with red sauce and ground beef.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 1h5m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
1 container (8 oz) sour cream
2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend (8 oz)
1 can (4.5 oz) Old El Paso™ chopped green chiles, undrained
3 cans (6 oz each) crabmeat, drained, rinsed
1 package (8 oz) frozen cooked peeled shrimp, thawed (45 to 50 count)
1 package (11.5 oz) Old El Paso™ flour tortillas for burritos (8 tortillas)
1 ripe avocado, pitted, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 small plum (Roma) tomato, chopped (1/3 cup)
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook onion and garlic in butter 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened. Stir in flour until all flour is blended with butter. Stir in broth and sour cream until smooth. Heat to boiling; cook about 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in cheese until melted. Stir in chiles.
  • In medium bowl, mix 1 cup of cheese sauce, the crabmeat and shrimp. In 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, spoon 1 cup of the cheese sauce over bottom. Spoon about 1/2 cup seafood mixture onto each tortilla. Roll up tortillas; place seam sides down on sauce in dish. Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas.
  • Cover baking dish with foil. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until bubbly.
  • In medium bowl, toss remaining ingredients. Just before serving, spoon avocado mixture down center of enchiladas.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 480, Carbohydrate 29 g, Cholesterol 155 mg, Fat 3, Fiber 2 g, Protein 30 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1050 mg, Sugar 3 g, TransFat 1/2 g

CREAMY FISH ENCHILADAS



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Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h30m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 pounds halibut or other firm, sustainable white fish
Olive oil cooking spray
Seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay, for sprinkling
1 lime
One 8-ounce brick cream cheese or Neufchatel, softened
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon ground coriander, 1/3 palmful
1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/3 palmful
2 small cans diced green chiles, drained
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
2 to 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or parsley
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill, or 1 teaspoon dried dill
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
Eight 8-inch flour tortillas, warmed or lightly charred over a flame on the stovetop
1 to 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Garnishes: thinly sliced avocado dressed with lime, thinly sliced rings of red onion, chopped fresh parsley or cilantro

Steps:

  • Preheat a broiler.
  • Arrange the fish on a broiler pan or baking sheet. Spray the fish with olive oil and sprinkle liberally with seafood seasoning. Broil until firm and opaque. Cool the fish and flake with a fork. Dress with the juice of the lime.
  • In a large mixing bowl, stir to combine the softened cream cheese, sour cream, coriander and cumin. Add the chiles and 1 cup of the Jack cheese, the cilantro or parsley, fresh or dried dill, salt and pepper to taste and the halibut flakes.
  • Spray a casserole or baking dish with olive oil. Arrange 3 to 4 spoonfuls of the filling on the edge of each tortilla and roll the enchiladas. Set into the casserole seam-side down. Pour the heavy cream over the top of the casserole, just enough to cover, and cover with the remaining Jack cheese and the grated Parm. Chill, covered, for a make-ahead meal. Bring to room temp before baking.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and bake the casserole brown and bubbly, 45 to 50 minutes. Top with avocado, onions and parsley or cilantro.

QUICK SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS



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This recipe came about the night I realized I forgot to buy chicken for the enchilada recipe on the back of the enchilada sauce can. Luckily, I had some shrimp in the freezer.

Provided by J Scholfield

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Time 35m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 pound cooked shrimp - peeled, deveined and chopped
1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 teaspoons lime juice
1 (10 ounce) can green chile enchilada sauce
6 (8 inch) flour tortillas

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Stir shrimp, cream cheese, garlic, cilantro, and lime juice in a skillet over medium heat until cream cheese is smooth and shrimp are heated through, 5 to 7 minutes.
  • Divide shrimp mixture evenly onto each tortilla. Roll tortilla tightly around the filling to form an enchilada. Arrange enchiladas seam sides down in baking dish.
  • Pour enchilada sauce over tortillas.
  • Bake in preheated oven until bubbly, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 325.1 calories, Carbohydrate 30.6 g, Cholesterol 168.3 mg, Fat 12 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 22.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 715.4 mg, Sugar 0.9 g

BEST SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS



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When you want a change from the usual beef and chicken enchiladas, try these tortillas stuffed with crab, shrimp and scallops. They're cheesy, creamy and absolutely delicious!-Mary Halpin, King George, Virginia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 45m

Yield 8 enchiladas.

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 pound crabmeat, flaked and cartilage removed
1/2 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 pound bay scallops
1 medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
SAUCE:
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1 teaspoon grated onion
1/4 cup chicken broth
3 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon tomato paste
8 flour tortillas (6 inches)
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack or Colby cheese

Steps:

  • In a large skillet, cook the seafood and onion in butter over medium heat 4-5 minutes or until onion is tender and shrimp turn pink. Remove from the heat; set aside., In a small saucepan, melt butter. Add onion and broth. Combine egg yolks and cream; stir into broth mixture. Cook and stir until a thermometer reads 160° and sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Stir in tomato paste. Remove from the heat. , Spoon 1/3 cup seafood mixture down the center of each tortilla. Top with 1 tablespoon sauce and 2 tablespoons cheese; roll up., Spread 1/2 cup sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Place enchiladas seam side down in dish. Top with remaining sauce and cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 531 calories, Fat 40g fat (22g saturated fat), Cholesterol 264mg cholesterol, Sodium 738mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 27g protein.

SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS



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This recipe was inspired by Copycat Chi-Chis Seafood enchiladas by Lennie. I didn't have all the ingredients for the recipe, so I threw things together to make this dish.

Provided by Sidd9260

Categories     Crab

Time 45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 ounces crab
1 cup cooked shrimp
2 cups colby-monterey jack cheese
2 (10 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
1 small onion, chopped
1 (10 ounce) can tomatoes and green chilies (I use Rotel)
48 inches flour tortillas

Steps:

  • In a bowl combine crab, shrimp, onion, 1 can of cream of chicken soup, and 1 cup of cheese.
  • Place mixture in tortilla and roll up, place seam down in greased 9x13 pan.
  • In another bowl combine 1 can soup, milk and tomatoes and green chilies, pour mixture over tortillas.
  • Sprinkle remaining cheese.
  • Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes.
  • Let stand for 10 minutes.
  • Enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 685.2, Fat 33.5, SaturatedFat 15.4, Cholesterol 99.3, Sodium 2232.4, Carbohydrate 59.8, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 3.4, Protein 35.7

SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS



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I wanted to create a recipe so I could have these anytime I wanted , not just when we went out, We like them, hope you do to!

Provided by startnover

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 35m

Yield 5-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 lb lump crabmeat or 1 lb chopped imitation crabmeat
1 1/2 cups defrosted baby shrimp or 2 (4 ounce) cans baby shrimp
2 minced garlic cloves
2/3 cup sliced green onion
2/3 cup green enchilada sauce
1/3 cup loosely packed chopped cilantro
1 1/2-2 cups green enchilada sauce
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups Mexican blend cheese or 1 1/2 cups monterey jack cheese
1 (10 count) package flour tortillas

Steps:

  • Combine first 6 ingredients, mix well.
  • Place about 1/2-2/3 c filling on tortilla and roll up.
  • Place seam side down in 9 by 13 pan.
  • Combine 1-1/2-2 c sauce and 1 c sour cream in sauce pan on stove till warm and well blended.
  • Spoon sauce over enchiladas, and sprinkle with cheese.
  • Bake in 350° oven till cheese is melted and it looks bubbly, approx 20-30 minute.
  • Garnish with sliced avocados.

Tips:

  • For the best flavor, marinate the fish and shrimp overnight or for at least 4 hours.
  • To make the enchiladas ahead of time, assemble them and store them in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours before baking.
  • When baking the enchiladas, cover them with foil for the first 20 minutes to prevent the tortillas from drying out.
  • Serve the enchiladas with your favorite toppings, such as sour cream, salsa, guacamole, and shredded cheese.
  • Leftover enchiladas can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 2 months.

Conclusion:

These seafood enchiladas are a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for any occasion. They are packed with flavor and can be customized to your liking. With a few simple tips, you can make sure that your enchiladas turn out perfect every time. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy seafood dish, give these enchiladas a try.

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