Happy Friday! Today, I am bringing you another yummy recipe. This is a recipe that we make at least twice a month – we are obsessed.

Shrimp Creole is a southern/Cajun tradition, and it’s a great recipe for the fall and winter time. This recipe was given to me from my mother and grandmother. What I love most about this recipe is that it is microwaveable! No pots, no pans, easy as pie! In other words, there is no reason for not trying this one out.

Another thing I love about this recipe is that we have so many leftovers after we make this. This recipe saves really well in the fridge and/or freezer. If you like to meal prep for the week ahead, make this on a Saturday or Sunday night for dinner. You will have at least 4-5 more portions to eat throughout the week.

Shrimp Creole

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Course Main Course

Servings 6 people

Ingredients

2 lbs frozen shrimp (peeled, deveined, tail off)
⅔ cup flour
⅔ cup vegetable oil
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 jalapeño, chopped
½ cup green onion, chopped
1½ cups white onion, chopped
1½ cups celery, chopped
1 can Rotel
1 can tomato sauce (8 oz)
14 fl oz chicken broth
2 tsp salt
3 T garlic, minced
4 cups white rice, cooked
Tabasco (or any hot sauce) for serving

Instructions

Place all of the chopped vegetables (peppers, onion, green onion, celery) in a large bowl that is microwave safe.

Roux

Combine the flour and oil in a microwave safe Pyrex. Mix thoroughly until there are no clumps of flour.
Microwave on high for 4-6 minutes. Be sure to watch it closely after 4 minutes. You want to get it medium-dark brown. DO NOT BURN IT.
If you need to, you can take it out of the microwave and stir it occasionally.

Creole

Once the Roux is cooked to perfection, pour it over your bowl of veggies. Mix together well until all veggies are evenly coated.
Microwave the veggie/roux for 5 minutes. Stir after the 5 minutes are up.
Add the Rotel, Tomato Sauce, Chicken Stock, Garlic and Salt. Mix together well.
Microwave for 6 minutes. Stir after the 6 minutes are up.
Add the frozen shrimp. Mix together well.
Put this back in the microwave until the shrimp are cooked through. For me, this usually takes 15-20 minutes (I recommend microwaving 4-5 minutes at a time, being sure to stir throughout so it cooks more evenly).
Once the shrimp are cooked, the creole is complete. Serve in a bowl over white rice. Add your favorite hot sauce if you like it extra spicy and flavorful - for me that means a lot of Tabasco!