Name: Baked Red Snapper with Shrimp and Mushrooms
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: Cooking spray -; Butter - 4 tablespoons; Chopped onion - ½ cup; Chopped celery - ¼ cup; Chopped bell pepper - ¼ cup; Chopped garlic - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - ¼ cup; Creole seasoning (such as Slap Ya Mama®), or more to taste - ¼ teaspoon; Half-and-half, or more as needed - 2 cups; Sherry - 3 tablespoons; Fresh lemon juice - 3 tablespoons; Dried basil - ½ teaspoon; Ground thyme - ½ teaspoon; Salt, or to taste - 1 teaspoon; Ground black pepper, or to taste - 1 teaspoon; Shredded mozzarella and Cheddar cheese blend - ¼ cup; Red snapper fillets - 3 pounds; Medium-large shrimp, peeled and deveined - 1 ½ pounds; Seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®) - ½ teaspoon; Sliced fresh mushrooms - 1 (8 ounce) package; Shredded Parmesan cheese - ¼ cup

Baked Red Snapper with Shrimp and Mushrooms

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25 min.

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Ingredients for - Baked Red Snapper with Shrimp and Mushrooms

1. Cooking spray -

2. Butter - 4 tablespoons

3. Chopped onion - ½ cup

4. Chopped celery - ¼ cup

5. Chopped bell pepper - ¼ cup

6. Chopped garlic - 1 teaspoon

7. All-purpose flour - ¼ cup

8. Creole seasoning (such as Slap Ya Mama®), or more to taste - ¼ teaspoon

9. Half-and-half, or more as needed - 2 cups

10. Sherry - 3 tablespoons

11. Fresh lemon juice - 3 tablespoons

12. Dried basil - ½ teaspoon

13. Ground thyme - ½ teaspoon

14. Salt, or to taste - 1 teaspoon

15. Ground black pepper, or to taste - 1 teaspoon

16. Shredded mozzarella and Cheddar cheese blend - ¼ cup

17. Red snapper fillets - 3 pounds

18. Medium-large shrimp, peeled and deveined - 1 ½ pounds

19. Seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®) - ½ teaspoon

20. Sliced fresh mushrooms - 1 (8 ounce) package

21. Shredded Parmesan cheese - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Baked Red Snapper with Shrimp and Mushrooms

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

2. Stage

Melt butter for cream sauce in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook and stir until vegetables soften and onion turns translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.

3. Stage

Whisk flour and Creole seasoning into onion mixture to make a paste. Slowly add half-and-half, whisking constantly. Whisk in sherry, lemon juice, basil, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Add mozzarella; stir until melted and combined.

4. Stage

Lightly season snapper and shrimp on both sides with seafood seasoning. Arrange snapper in a single layer in the prepared baking dish. Top with shrimp and mushrooms. Pour cream sauce over top. Sprinkle with Parmesan.

5. Stage

Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork and shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, about 30 minutes.