Spicy Creamy Shrimp & Crab Manicotti

Name: Spicy Creamy Shrimp & Crab Manicotti
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box Manicotti cooked al dente; 1 egg lightly beaten; 10 oz cooked large shrimp chopped; 10 oz lump crab meat chopped; 1 small white onion minced; 1/2 cup ricotta cheese; 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella; 1/4 cup mayo; 2 tbs milk; 1 tsp Cajun seasoning; 1/2 tsp ground Habanero; Sauce; 1/4 cup butter; 1/4 cup flour; 1 tbs minced garlic; 4 cups milk; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan; to taste Salt & Pepper

Boca de Fogo @bocadefogo

Flowery Branch, Georgia, United States

Super delish!! A touch of ground Habanero does the trick!! #worldonaplate #myitalian

Boca de Fogo @bocadefogo

Flowery Branch, Georgia, United States

Super delish!! A touch of ground Habanero does the trick!! #worldonaplate #myitalian

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Ingredients

1 boxManicotti cooked al dente
1egg lightly beaten
10 ozcooked large shrimp chopped
10 ozlump crab meat chopped
1small white onion minced
1/2 cupricotta cheese
1/2 cupshredded mozzarella
1/4 cupmayo
2 tbsmilk
1 tspCajun seasoning
1/2 tspground Habanero
Sauce
1/4 cupbutter
1/4 cupflour
1 tbsminced garlic
4 cupsmilk
1/2 cupgrated Parmesan
to tasteSalt & Pepper

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Steps

1

Cook pasta to al dente, drain and cool
2

Mix remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.
3

Stuff mixture into manicotti tubes. Place in a baking dish and chill in refrigerator for an hour.
4

In a medium sauce pan, melt butter and add garlic over low/medium heat and sauté for about a minute. Add flour to make a rue. Slowly add milk while stirring constantly. increase heat to just over medium and stir occasionally until sauce thickens. Do not boil. Add grated Parmesan and stir occasionally for about 5 mins. Sauce will continue to thicken.
5

Remove stuffed manicotti from refrigerator and pour 3/4 of the sauce over manicotti until mostly covered. Bake @ 350° for 25 mins or until bubbly.
6

Remove from oven and let sit for 5 mins uncovered. Serve on a plate and use remaining sauce to top along with fresh parsley (optional)

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Boca de Fogo @bocadefogo

on July 09, 2019 01:07

Flowery Branch, Georgia, United States

I LOVE to cook and create. I tend to be heavy on spice and the savory dishes and I love making hot sauces and salsas which are now part of our new quick-service Mexican kitchen and taco truck business. Marinading and smoking meats is also one of my favorite hobbies as well.