I’ve bought a lot of seafood from Aldi over the years, including breaded shrimp, snow crab legs, king crab legs, lobster, popcorn shrimp, Mediterranean seasoned salmon, bacon-wrapped scallops, and various breaded fish fillets. They’re all generally good.
One of the more recent seafood offerings I spotted at Aldi was a seafood boil with Cajun seasoning. Seafood boils are popular in coastal areas, including Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, Chesapeake Bay, and throughout New England. Ingredients, seasonings, and cooking styles can vary by region. Because this seafood boil from Aldi features Cajun seasoning, it’s a nod to Louisiana.
The Fremont Fish Market Seafood Boil cost $9.99 for a 35.13-ounce bag at the time of publication.
This is an Aldi Find, which means it’s only in stores for a short time. It’s exclusive to Aldi, and Aldi does not offer online ordering for its specials, so once this sells out at your local store, that’s it until next year.
The package describes this as “raw shrimp, corn on the cob, mussels, red skin potatoes, andouille sausage and Cajun-style seasoning packet.” It’s a product of the U.S., and the seafood in it was farm raised.
Ingredients include: shrimp, water, salt, sodium tripolyphosphate (to retain moisture/flavor), corn on the cob, mussels, red skin potatoes, and cooked sliced andouille sausage; along with a seasoning packet that contains salt, spices (including celery), paprika, natural butter flavor, and extractive of paprika.
If you’re avoiding allergens, this contains shrimp, mussels, and milk.
Fremont Fish Market Seafood Boil nutrition information and ingredients. (Click to enlarge.)
There are three 1-cup servings (330 grams) per bag, and one serving has 550 calories, 18 grams of total fat (28% DV), 6 grams of saturated fat (30% DV), 220 mg of cholesterol (73% DV), 940 mg of sodium (39% DV), 60 grams of total carbohydrates (20% DV), 1 gram of dietary fiber (4% DV), 6 grams of total sugars, 4 grams of added sugars (8% DV), and 40 grams of protein.
This seafood boil is prepared on the stove top, and the process is simple. In a 4-quart pot, add 2 quarts of water and bring to a boil. Set aside the seasoning packet. Slowly empty the contents of the bag into the pot of boiling water. Add 3/4 of the seasoning packet into the pot of boiling water and set aside the remaining seasoning. Cook for 5-6 minutes or until a temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit is reached. Drain the product into a colander. If desired, add the remaining seasoning.
After boiling, ready to serve. This meal had plenty of shrimp and sausage, enough mussels to make it interesting, a few potatoes, and two half-ears of corn.
The front of the bag proclaims this meal is ready in 10 minutes, and that all you have to do is pour and boil. In reality, it takes a little longer because you have to allow time for the big pot of water to boil before cooking the seafood for 5-6 minutes. I didn’t strictly track time, but this meal was ready within probably 15-20 minutes, and it’s very easy to make.
I did as the package instructed and poured about 3/4 of the seasoning packet in with the food while it all cooked. Then I drained the water and my husband and I tasted a potato to determine if we wanted to use more seasoning. It tasted pretty good, and I probably should have stopped there, but I sprinkled a little more seasoning on for good measure and because I was curious. It ended up making things a little more spicy but also a lot more salty (especially the potatoes and sausage), so I recommend not adding additional seasoning after cooking and draining, unless you like very salty food. We also noticed that the seasoning I added after cooking left a granular coating over everything, while the seasoning that was used during the cooking process dissolved nicely to add overall flavor.
Ultimately, my husband and I, along with one pickier eater in our family, liked this seafood boil. The picky eater especially liked the mussels, which surprised me because they don’t exactly look the most appetizing. Go figure. Another family member who doesn’t care for shrimp as much — and who was put off by the mussels — passed on this meal.
This boil had generous amounts of shrimp and sausage, with a decent amount of mussels. I appreciated the fact that it had just the right amount of potatoes and not too many, because I could see how potatoes could easily be used as an inexpensive filler. One minor disappointment was that this package contained only two half ears of corn, which was on the low side considering there are three servings in the bag. Because I was serving this to my family of four, I cut the two pieces of corn each in half, making four quarter pieces of corn, after cooking was done.
Overall, this was a good meal, and I’d buy it again the next time it shows up in the Aldi freezer case.
The Verdict:
The Fremont Fish Market Seafood Boil contains frozen shrimp, sausage, mussels, potatoes, and corn. It’s easy to prepare by dumping everything into a pot of boiling water and cooking for a few minutes. It also comes with a Cajun seasoning packet, and you can add seasoning to taste both during the cook time and afterward if you want more flavor. This isn’t too spicy, especially if you don’t use the entire seasoning packet. If you like seafood or Cajun cuisine, this is worth a try.
If they used half as much salt, it would be edible. As it was, I wasted my money.
I definitely recommend not using the entire seasoning packet.
Will be making the Seafod Boil tonight. Not sure if it should be thawed before cooking. Directions did not state that. What’s your recommendation?
I cooked it from frozen.
I didn’t use the entire season package and I’m glad I didn’t. I enjoyed the Seafood Boil very much, I went back for more but they were gone. This should be a year round product sold by Aldi, Especially during the summer months.
I agree. My husband told me about this items that was on tik tok and he is allergic to seafood but he knows that I love seafood boils. It was not sold in my local Aldi’s at that time. Several months later I stop by the Aldi’s store (I usually shop at Walmart) to find this item. I bought one bag and made it. I loved it then I went back and bought four more bags to give to family members. Little did I know that when I went back to my Aldi’s store for the 3rd time that this item would be gone. Aldi’s please bring this item BACK to your shelves. Super great value.
Let Aldi know here: https://www.aldi.us/en/contact/
I didn’t hate it. It was decent for being a fast seafood dinner. I added a tablespoon of sugar, half the seasoning packet and three cloves of garlic upon boiling. I also removed the potatoes and thawed them on the side while everything else boiled because they will turn into mush as they’ve already been pre cooked. Once everything boiled I strained, then put back in the pan with 3 tablespoons of butter and a sprinkle of the seasoning and mixed in the potatoes. Turned to med high for about 2 mins and stirred… it was pretty darn good! Don’t add salt, you won’t need it if using the Cajun seasoning.
Hey thanks! A bit of sugar never hurts to broaden the flavor – This is great advice!:)
My husband and I love it.
How can I buy in bulk?
That would be a question to ask Aldi: https://www.aldi.us/en/contact/
I wonder if this could be cooked in an Instant pot?
I love this seafood boil ,i use half the packet . the sausage is perfectly seasoned,the shrimp is peel and eat ,the mussels have a hit and miss ratio as opening goas .could put more corn in and and less potatos. its a seasonal item so I buy 2 bags a week great buy for the price
I’ve bought at least half a dozen of these. They’re absolutely delicious. I usually buy 2 at a time and just keep them in the freezer for a rainy day surprise. As others have commented, I only use half of the seasoning packet and that is just enough. I actually save the other half of seasoning packets because they are so good! I keep them all in the ziplock bag and will mix a little of them with butter for a cajun shrimp or fish seasoning and everyone loves it! For 10 bucks you really cannot beat a seafood meal like this with some bonus seasoning. Fantastic!
We love it. We add snow crab when we can get it on sale. I know, comparing this to restaurants fair isn’t fair, but this much in a restaurant would cost over $65 and it wouldn’t be anywhere close to 3 pounds. You can also add scallops.