This Easy Shrimp Creole With Rice recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner or for a meatless meal. Made with bell peppers, hot sauce and rice, this Shrimp Creole recipe is a keeper for your dinner menu planning.
This makes for a great weeknight meal that is hearty and delicious. This is one of our easy seafood dinner ideas you will want to bookmark for later.
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Why You Will Love this Recipe
This is a simple and delicious recipe and is ready in about 35 minutes. That is the great thing about shrimp, it does not take long to cook.
This New Orleans shrimp creole recipe that is a great way to celebrate Mardi Gras season with a delicious dish.
Perfect easy meal idea that the whole family is sure to love.
We are all about sharing easy dinner recipe ideas and this simple shrimp recipe is sure to please. Like these Shrimp Skewers easy dinner recipes are always a great welcomed.
It also makes a tasty meatless Monday idea.
Ingredients For Easy Shrimp in Creole Sauce
- raw shrimp - You can use fresh shrimp or frozen shrimp from the seafood section.
- Green bell pepper
- chicken stock
- diced tomatoes
- Worcestershire sauce
- onion - plus some green onions for garnish garlic
- hot sauce
- bay leaf
- Seasonings –s paprika, thyme, oregano, cayenne pepper, salt, black pepper white rice
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How to Make Shrimp Creole with Rice
Step By Step Instructions
- In a large pot, sauté onion, green pepper, and celery in butter until soft
- Add in garlic, paprika, thyme, oregano, hot sauce and cayenne - cook for 2 minutes over medium heat.
- Stir in broth and add in bay leaves Bring to a boil then simmer for 10 minutes
- Stir in tomatoes and Worcestershire, simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add in cooked shrimp to the creole sauce and cook until hot.
In a large pot or large skillet, sauté onion, green pepper, and celery in butter until soft.
Add in garlic, paprika, thyme, oregano, hot sauce and cayenne - cook for 2 minutes over medium heat.
Stir in broth and add in bay leaves Bring to a boil then simmer for 10 minutes
Stir in tomatoes and Worcestershire, simmer for 10 minutes. Add in cooked shrimp to the creole sauce and cook until hot.
Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice Season with salt and pepper, serve over rice, garnish with green onions, and enjoy!
If your family loves shrimp as much as mine, try this Crock Pot Shrimp Boil , this Oven Broil Salmon or this Bang Bang Shrimp.
Variations, Notes, and Substitutions
- You can substitute brown rice for white rice, if desired.
- You can use cauliflower rice in place of white rice to make it a lower carb recipe.
- You can kick it up by adding ½ teaspoon of chili powder when the sauce is cooking.
- Add a touch of creole seasoning to spice this up.
Creole Sausage and Shrimp
This is a tasty variation = Add ½ pound of sautéd and drained sliced smoked sausage to this meal.
Serving and Storage Suggestions
- Serve this recipe for shrimp creole New Orleans style with fluffy white rice. I like to serve it with red pepper flakes on the side in case anyone wants to raise the heat level.You can also serve it with grits if you like.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container.
You can use a teaspoon of cajun seasoning to add more flavor.
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📖 Recipe
Shrimp Creole with Rice
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons thyme
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 15 oz can petite diced tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
- ½ lemon juiced
- 1 lb frozen shrimp - thawed cooked, peeled, deveined, tail off
- Chopped green onion for garnish
- Cooked white rice for serving
Instructions
- In a large pot saute onion, bell pepper, and celery in butter until soft
- Add in garlic, paprika, thyme, oregano, and cayenne - cook for 2 minutes
- Stir in broth and add in bay leaves
- Bring to a boil then simmer for 10 minutes
- Stir in tomatoes and worcestershire, simmer for 10 minutes
- Add in cooked shrimp and cook until hot
- Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice
- Season with salt and pepper, serve over rice, garnish with green onion, and enjoy!
Notes
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Tamara Bowman
I can almost smell it cooking! Also, is there anything better than cooking with rice and bell peppers?
Laurie
Thank you for sharing your recipe at the Homestead Blog Hop 381!
Take care!
Laurie
Ridge Haven Homestead