A Cajun Seafood Boil is one of my favorite meals! It is basically a big one-pot meal that is poured out in the middle of the table to share with family and friends.

Although this is a Cajun version, other parts of the country serve a similar meal. The “Low Country” of the Carolinas, where it is sometimes called “Frogmore Stew”. The “Old Bay” region in Maryland boasts of “steam pots”, which I refer to as a single-serve version of a “boil”. Sometimes people limit the type of seafood they are having in 1 pot and have a “Shrimp Boil” or “Crab Boil”. One of my favorites is a “Crawfish Boil”!!

What ingredients go into this Cajun Seafood Boil?

Small yellow potatoes, crab claws, large shrimp, chicken sausages, and corn on the cob pieces. They all went in the pot today!

Aldi’s has an Andouille flavored chicken sausage that is perfect for this dish. They come in a 4 pack and I wrap them individually so that I can pull out 1 at a time when I want one. Each sausage counts as 1 Red container. I count the number of pieces when I cut them and it is easier to figure your serving size.

This Instant Pot Jambalaya recipe uses them too! Recipe HERE.

One of the most important ingredients is the flavorings you add. I love using Zatarains liquid Crab and Shrimp Boil in my water. Just follow the directions on the bottle for the amount of water and seafood you are using.

I like to dust Old Bay seasoning over the finished product for some extra KICK!

Neither of those 2 products has much sodium in them but seafood is naturally salty so I don’t add very much salt to my water.

How do you cook this as a one-pot meal?

The secret to making this a one-pot meal is to layer in the ingredients.

I start with a large pasta pan. It has a strainer inner liner that I can lift out of the water when everything is done. But you could just use a large pan and then strain the contents like normal.

The whole pot is only going to cook for about 20-25 min. That means the potatoes will go into the pot first because they will take the longest to cook! Adding an ingredient in every 5 minutes cooks everything perfectly.

This is just a 2 serving amount and fits on a platter nicely. But if I was going to make a “10lb” batch I would drain it all and pour it on a table outside that has been covered in newspapers for easy clean-up!

Cajun Seafood Boil {21 Day Fix}

With a one-pot Cajun Seafood Boil, you just dump everything in the middle of the table and everyone can help themselves!! 21 Day Fix counts!

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Course Main Course

Cuisine Cajun

Servings 2

Ingredients

liquid or powder crab boil, to taste and more powder for dusting finished dish
1 lemon, quartered
10-12 small potatoes
2 ears corn, cut into ⅓-¼'s
2 links andouille flavored chicken sausage, cut into chunks or flavor of your choice
1½ cups large shrimp, thawed and shelled
6-12 crab claw arms, thawed or crawdads (or extra shrimp but add with the rest of the shrimp and just cook till shrimp are pink)

Instructions

Bring 10-12 inches of water to boil in a large pot.
Add the potatoes to boiling water, boil for 5 minutes.
Add the corn to the potatoes, boil for 5 minutes.
Add the crab boil mix and the lemon. Then add the sausages, boil for 2 minutes.
Add the shrimp, boil for 5 minutes.
Add the crab claws, boil for 5 minutes.
Drain the entire pot of water and place it on a platter. Or pour it all in the middle of a table covered in a newspaper (outside) for easy clean-up.

21 Day Fix/Ultimate Portion Fix Container Counts for 1/2 of the recipe: 2Y, 2R and count butter spoons if you use them.

Keyword Healthy, seafood, Ultimate Portion Fix/21 Day Fix

What goes with a Cajun Seafood Boil?

I use 2 Yellow containers of corn and potatoes with 2 Red of seafood and sausages for a big serving. Butter goes great with everything on this plate so I ALWAYS save all of my oil teaspoons for the occasion! I burst the potatoes open before I drizzle it over everything!!

A flavorful Garlic Chive Compound Butter would be great with it for an extra layer of flavor!! Recipe HERE.

Something creamy goes really well with a seafood boil because it helps tamp down the eat of the seasonings. A creamy coleslaw goes just perfect with it!! Recipe HERE.