Cheesy Seafood Tortilla Bombs (Printable Version)

Flour tortillas stuffed with crab, shrimp, and melted cheeses, baked in garlic cream sauce until golden and bubbly.

# What You Need:

→ Seafood Filling

01 - 6 medium flour tortillas
02 - 1 cup cooked shrimp, chopped
03 - 1 cup lump crab meat
04 - 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
05 - ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
06 - 4 oz cream cheese, softened
07 - 3 tbsp mayonnaise
08 - 3 garlic cloves, minced
09 - 1 tsp paprika
10 - Salt, to taste
11 - Pepper, to taste

→ Garlic Cream Sauce

12 - 2 tbsp butter
13 - 3 garlic cloves, minced
14 - 1 cup heavy cream
15 - 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

# Steps:

01 - Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a baking dish with cooking spray or butter.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, combine chopped shrimp, crab meat, mozzarella, cheddar, cream cheese, mayonnaise, minced garlic, paprika, salt, and pepper. Mix until thoroughly combined and creamy.
03 - Lay out flour tortillas on a clean surface. Spread seafood filling evenly over each tortilla. Roll up tightly and place seam-side down in the prepared baking dish.
04 - Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add minced garlic and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant. Pour in heavy cream and simmer for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened.
05 - Pour garlic cream sauce evenly over the rolled tortillas. Bake for 15-18 minutes until sauce is bubbly and tortilla tops are golden brown.
06 - Remove from oven and sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley. Serve immediately while hot and creamy.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The combination of crab and shrimp wrapped in warm tortillas feels like something you would order at a nice restaurant but takes less than 35 minutes from start to finish
  • That garlic cream sauce is the kind of thing you will want to drizzle on everything after you taste it
02 -
  • Roll the tortillas tightly or the filling will ooze out during baking and you will lose all that delicious seafood cheese mixture
  • The sauce thickens as it bakes so do not worry if it looks thin when you first pour it over the tortillas
03 -
  • Let the filling sit for 10 minutes before rolling so the flavors meld together
  • Use a pastry brush to get every drop of that garlic cream sauce onto the tortillas
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