Have a hankering for healthy cheese, but trying not to eat junk food? Try these healthy cheesy prawns recipes that are jam-packed with prawns superfood and veggies!
Avocado Parmesan Prawn
This recipe uses the avocado shells as serving dishes! It makes for a handheld cheesy snack loaded with nutrients and antioxidant-rich vegetable creaminess.
Peel and devein 1.5 pounds of prawns. Remove the flesh of two avocados and slice them into bite-sized pieces, saving the avocado shells. Finely chop one green onion. Slide the tails off of the prawns then cut the prawns into three or four chunky pieces.
Using medium heat, melt 1.5 tablespoons of butter, then add 2.5 tablespoons of flour and stir and mix well. After half a minute, add a cup of milk. You can use a whisk to get the mixture to thicken, then add Cayenne pepper, salt and grated nutmeg to taste. Add the avocados. Let cook for a minute or so then turn off the heat.
Using another saucepan, fry the prawns using medium high heat and olive oil until they turn pink. Toss the prawns into the pan containing the mixture. Add the green onions into the mixture. Let cook for another minute or so.
Finally, spoon the prawns mixture into the avocado shells. Garnish them with a little Parmesan cheese. Serve and enjoy!
Full recipe here.
Prawns Mac and Cheese
Everyone loves a mac and cheese snack. It’s a kids’ favorite for movie night or as a Friday night treat. Now, you can make yours healthier by adding some prawns for a nutrient-and-protein boost!
Peel and devein one pound of prawns. Finely chop up three cloves of garlic. Grate 1.5 cups of cheddar cheese and 0.75 cups of mozzarella cheese.
Preheat your oven to broil on high. In a bowl or bag, mix a tablespoon of olive oil, 0.25 cups of grated Parmesan cheese, and a third cup of Panko breadcrumbs.
In a fairly sized pot, pour one tablespoon of olive oil and one tablespoon of unsalted butter – melt and stir using high heat. Add the prawns and sprinkle 0.25 teaspoons of black pepper. After one minute, add and stir the garlic. After another minute, place the contents into a bowl.
Turn the heat down on the pot to medium, add 2.5 tablespoons of butter and three tablespoons of flour. After a minute, whisk in two cups of milk slowly. After the milk is no longer clumpy, add 0.75 teaspoons of salt, a teaspoon of garlic powder, and 0.5 teaspoons of mustard powder. Then add 2.5 cups of hot tap water.
Once everything in the pot is hot, add eight ounces of elbow pasta / macaroni pasta. Cook for eight minutes, then remove the pot from the stove and stir in the cheeses. Add the prawns.
Garnish the top generously with your breadcrumbs mix, then stick the pot into the oven for about two or three minutes until the top is golden brown.
You can sprinkle parsley flakes or fresh parsley on top, then serve and enjoy!
Full recipe here.
Grilled Cheese Prawn Skewers
Have you ever had BBQ prawns? Mmm! Add some cheesy goodness to that, and you’re looking at a tasty snack you can gloat over this summer when you host your next cookout!
Start out by shredding a cup of cheese of your choice. Then, chop up a tablespoon of fresh parsley.
Choose large prawns, and the appropriate amount you’d like to eat or serve. Peel and devein the prawns. For each prawn, cut a single shallow cut down the middle of the back, but not the full length of the prawn.
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Whisk together an egg yolk and two tablespoons of mayonnaise.
Take out your baking tray and line it with baking paper / parchment paper and lay the prawns onto it. Stuff each of the shallow slits of each prawn with your shredded cheese and coat all of the prawns with the mayo mix. Make sure to press in to make sure the cheese is distributed evenly.
Place the tray into the oven until the prawns turn pink and the cheese bubbles (or for about eight minutes). Then take the tray out of the oven and garnish the prawns with the parsley and serve and enjoy!
Full recipe here.
Chili and Cheese Prawns
What about hot, creamy, and cheesy prawns? This recipe combines all three sensations into one dish that’s both healthy and hits all the good snack cravings you may have when needing a finger food on Friday night!
Peel and devein seven ounces of tiger prawns. Remove the seeds and finely chop two red chilis. Grate three ounces of Italian Fontina cheese. Peel two small red onions and finely slice them. Crush two cloves of garlic.
Mix the prawns with the juice of one lime and some drops of Tabasco sauce. Let the prawns marinate for fifteen minutes. Preheat the oven broiler to high.
Place two tablespoons of olive oil in a saucepan and heat up using medium heat and sautee the onions for three minutes, then throw in the garlic and chilis. Stir for another three minutes. Distribute the contents into one single bakeable dish or several. Then distribute the prawns into the dishes, as well.
Season the dishes with black pepper and salt to taste, then distribute 10 fluid ounces of heavy cream among them. Spread the cheese on the tops of the dishes, then place into the oven until the prawns turn pink and the cheese starts bubbling and turns golden.
Serve and enjoy!
Full recipe here.
These cheesy prawns recipes should hopefully hit that cheesy spot for you and your guests! They’re also nutritious, so it’s a win-win!