Description
This warm and creamy shrimp casserole recipe is the perfect comfort food for dinner! It’s a one pot dish full of shrimp, noodles, and mushrooms in a cheesy Velveeta sauce. Yum!
Ingredients
Whole Wheat Pasta:
1 pound
Olive Oil:
1-2 tablespoons
Garlic:
3 cloves, pressed
Shrimp:
2 pounds
Velveeta:
1 pound
Salsa:
12-16 ounces
Mushrooms:
16 ounces
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cook Pasta: Prepare pasta according to package directions, then drain.
- Saute Shrimp: In a pan, sauté shrimp and garlic in olive oil until shrimp is just pink.
- Prepare Cheese Sauce: Cube Velveeta, place in a microwave-safe bowl, add salsa, microwave and stir until melted.
- Combine Ingredients: In an oven-safe bowl, combine pasta, shrimp, cheese mixture, and mushrooms. Toss to coat.
- Bake: Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top, then bake for 45-60 minutes until browned and crunchy.
Notes
- Cook the casserole in a bowl-shaped dish to prevent noodles from drying out.
- Experiment with adding fresh veggies like carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, and onion.
- Vary spiciness by using different types of salsa.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 365 kcal
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 1207mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 24mg
