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

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.