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Italian Shrimp-Spaghetti Casserole

New Orleans-style shrimp baked into a spaghetti casserole with butter, garlic, onion, bell pepper and crab boil seasoning. A unique Creole-Italian fusion dish.

ItalianSeafoodIntermediate80 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
8
  • 0.5 lb butter
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 clove garlic, chopped
  • 0.5 each bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 tbsp crab boil seasoning
  • 4 lb shrimp
  • 0.5 cup parsley, chopped
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 each bay leaves
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 lb spaghetti or other pasta
  • 0 parmesan cheese to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    Melt butter. Sauté onion, garlic and bell pepper.

  2. 2

    Peel and clean shrimp; add shrimp, parsley, garlic powder, bay leaves and crab boil. Simmer for 30-45 minutes.

  3. 3

    Boil spaghetti and drain. Beat egg; add 2 cooking spoons of sauce to egg. Beat again and pour over spaghetti.

  4. 4

    Mix well and add some parmesan cheese to spaghetti.

  5. 5

    Add more cheese to shrimp mixture. Pour shrimp mixture over spaghetti and mix well.

  6. 6

    Put into a casserole dish, cover and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. Let cool before serving.

Tags

pastashrimpcasseroleCreoleNew Orleans