Easy Shrimp Creole With Rice

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.

We are all about sharing easy dinner recipe ideas and this simple shrimp recipe is sure to please. Like my Shrimp Skewers and Bang Bang Shrimp, this is another delicious shrimp dinner recipe.

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.

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

How to Make Shrimp Creole with Rice

Step By Step Instructions

1. In a large pot, sauté onion, green pepper, and celery in butter until soft 
2. Add in garlic, paprika, thyme, oregano, hot sauce and cayenne - cook for 2 minutes over medium heat.
3. Stir in broth and add in bay leaves  Bring to a boil then simmer for 10 minutes 
4. Stir in tomatoes and Worcestershire, simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Add in cooked shrimp to the creole sauce and cook until hot.  

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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.  

Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice  Season with salt and pepper, serve over rice, garnish with green onions, and enjoy! 

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.

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.

Shrimp Creole with Rice

Raquel Pineira

This Easy Shrimp Creole With Rice recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner or for a meatless meal. Made in about 35 minutes.

5 from 15 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Course Dinner, seafood

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Calories 33 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 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

For an added kick, you can add a ½ - 1 teaspoon of cajun spice to this.

This is also a great dish to serve over grits for Shrimp Creole with Grits.

Nutrition

Calories: 33kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 256mgPotassium: 165mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 855IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1mg

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