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Shrimp Creole Recipe

This shrimp creole recipe is pure New Orleans with succulent shrimp simmered in a spicy Creole tomato sauce, easy to make and big on flavor. You'll love it!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 263 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large green bell pepper chopped (Or use jalapenos peppers for a spicier version)
  • 1 medium yellow onion chopped
  • 1 stalk celery chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic chopped
  • 6 ounces tomato paste
  • 14.5 ounce can chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup shrimp stock or use chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons creole seasoning or more to taste
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 
  • 2 tablespoons Louisiana Style Hot Sauce
  • 2 bay leaves
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 pound Shrimp peeled and deveined
  • Rice, chopped parsley, sliced peppers and extra hot sauce for serving

Instructions

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  1. Heat a large pan to medium heat and add the olive oil. Add the peppers, onion and celery and cook them down about 5 minutes to soften.
  2. Add the garlic and cook another minute, stirring.
  3. Swirl in the tomato paste and cook another minute.
  4. Add the canned tomatoes, stock, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, Creole seasonings and bay leaves. Adjust for salt and pepper.
  5. Stir and simmer the sauce for 20 minutes to thicken and let the flavors develop. You can simmer longer if you’d like.
  6. Remove the bay leaves.
  7. Add the shrimp and tuck them under the sauce. Cook another couple minutes, or until the shrimp is nicely pink and cooked through.
  8. Serve over rice, if desired, sprinkled with parsley, extra hot sauce and extra peppers!

Notes

  • Heat Level: Mild (or Medium with Jalapeno peppers).
  • If you'd like a spicier version, use extra Creole seasoning in the recipe. You can also add in spicy chili flakes, spicy chili powder, extra hot sauce, or use hotter peppers, such as the serrano.

Nutrition Information

Calories 263kcal (13%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 263

% Daily Value*

Calories 263kcal 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.