Easy Shrimp Creole Recipe
This Easy Shrimp Creole Recipe is a quick, nutritious dinner idea that the entire family will love. A little spice and a lot of flavor will make this dish a new favorite. Skip the rice and this meal is Keto-friendly, low carb, Whole30 and Paleo.
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Healthy Shrimp Creole Sauce
Shrimp Creole is one of those meals that transports you right into the French Quarter, New Orleans. I used to visit New Orleans every year, mostly to enjoy all that great Cajun food. There’s nothing like it anywhere else.
Now I make the famous creole recipes right at home to cure my New Orleans cravings. Because I seriously crave that Cajun food!
This Shrimp Creole is great because it is really simple to make and very nutritious. Plump shrimp in a spicy, flavorful red sauce served over rice. . .Louisiana in a bowl!
Here are more Cajun inspired recipes: Cajun Shrimp & Rice Casserole – Cauli Dirty ‘Rice’ – Cajun Shrimp Pasta – Cajun Boiled Peanuts – Blackened Salmon – Chicken Sausage Gumbo – New Orleans Style Barbecue Shrimp
What Is Creole Sauce Made Of
The sauce is a simple blend of onions, peppers, celery, garlic, Cajun seasoning, tomatoes and Worcestershire sauce. Cook the shrimp right in the bubbling sauce then serve with rice.
Pure, simple food at its best.
Ingredients Needed For Easy Shrimp Creole (screenshot for grocery list)
Oil
Onion
Green Bell Pepper
Red Bell Pepper
Celery Stalks
Garlic
Cajun Seasoning
Bay Leaves
Can Fire Roasted Crushed Tomatoes
Water
Worcestershire Sauce
Salt/Pepper
Hot Sauce
Large Shrimp (peeled, deveined)
How To Make Shrimp Creole
Heat oil in large pot over medium/high heat. Add onions, bell peppers and celery to the pot and sauté until tender.
Add garlic, sauté for 1 minute.
Add Cajun season, bay leaves, tomatoes, water, worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Simmer until sauce thickens to desired consistency (approx 5-10 minutes). Add shrimp to pot and cook until shrimp is pink on the outside, opaque and cooked through on the inside.
Remove from heat and serve with fresh parsley, lemon wedges and rice.
NOTES: For Keto, Whole30 and Paleo – omit Worcestershire sauce and do not serve with rice.
What To Serve With Shrimp Creole
Rice or pasta are the best to pair with shrimp creole. Here are a few more side dish ideas: Pressure Cooker Artichokes – Roasted Fresh Green Beans – Crab Corn Fritters
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Easy Shrimp Creole Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¼ Cup Oil
- 1 Sweet Onion chopped
- 1 Small Green Bell Pepper seeds removed, chopped
- 1 Small Red Bell Pepper seeds removed, chopped
- 3 Large Celery Stalks chopped
- 4 Garlic Cloves grated or finely chopped
- 2-3 teaspoons Cajun Seasoning
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 28 oz Can Fire Roasted Crushed Tomatoes
- 1 Cup Water
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
- Salt/Pepper to taste
- Hot Sauce to taste - optional
- 2 Lbs Thawed Shrimp peeled, deveined
Instructions
- Heat oil in large pot over medium/high heat. Add onions, bell peppers and celery to the pot and saute until tender.
- Add garlic, saute for 1 minute.
- Add Cajun season, bay leaves, tomatoes, water, worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Simmer until sauce thickens to desired consistency (approx 5-10 minutes). Add shrimp to pot and cook until shrimp is pink on the outside, opaque and cooked through on the inside.
- Remove from heat and serve with fresh parsley, lemon wedges and rice.
Notes
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Can half of this be frozen for a later date? Or just cut recipe in half? Just feeding my wife and me.