Easy Shrimp Creole
Fresh shrimp cooked with tomatoes, green peppers, onion, and garlic - Easy Shrimp Creole can be whipped up in no time for a weeknight meal that gives you the taste of the bayou.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 slices bacon, diced
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 celery stalk, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 (14.5-ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
- 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Tony Chacheres or other Cajun seasoning
- 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 1/2 pounds peeled medium shrimp
- rice for serving
- green onions and chopped parsley for serving
Instructions
- In a large pan coated with a little oil, cook bacon until brown and crispy. Remove bacon to a paper-towel lined plate.
- Add 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil to bacon drippings. Heat over medium heat and add green pepper, onion, and celery.
- Cook veggies, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add garlic and cook 1 more minute.
- Add all remaining ingredients EXCEPT shrimp, rice, green onions, and parsley. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.
- Add shrimp and cook until shrimp is cooked, about 2 minutes. Stir in cooked bacon.
- Remove bay leaf and serve over rice. Top with green onion and parsley.
Nutrition
Calories: 260kcal