SHRIMP CREOLE

This is an easy dish and one my family loves. Shrimp Creole is excellent over rice and reheats well too.

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

This skillet dish comes together quickly and is loaded with flavor! You can easily control the spice level in this recipe, too. We prefer to enjoy this dish over rice, as it soaks up all the delicious liquid and makes it even better. This recipe is wonderful with fresh shrimp, but we don’t live in an area that has any, so we had to use frozen shrimp. You will also want to try our Chicken Creole!

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SWAPS & ADDITIONS

We prefer to remove the tails from the shrimp, but others don’t. I am sure there is a “rule” about what is authentic and what isn’t, but you can do it however you like. You can also add more hot sauce if you like this to be extra spicy, or you can leave it out altogether. Fresh shrimp would be the best for this recipe, but frozen works too!

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This easy shrimp creole will be a family favorite. Loaded with flavor, great over rice and reheats well too.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, southern

1 pound fresh or frozen shrimp peeled and deveined
1 cup onion chopped
1 cup green pepper chopped
1 cup celery chopped
4 tablespoons oil
1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 (8 ounce ) can tomato sauce
1 (4 ounce) can green chilis drained
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 bay leaves
Several drops hot sauce

Cook onion, celery and green pepper in the oil until start to brown. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, green chilis, salt, pepper, garlic, Cajun seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, bay leave and hot sauce. Simmer for about 30 minutes.
Add shrimp to the skillet and cook another six to eight minutes until shrimp are done. Remove bay leaves.

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