This delicious shrimp creole is one of my favorite recipes from growing up. A New Orleans classic, it is the ultimate one pot meal.  Perfect for entertaining, special occasions or just everyday!  Shrimp are simmered in a tomato sauce with the Holy Trinity of vegetables: onion, green bell pepper and celery and served over rice.  This dish just gets better with time so making it the night before is always a good idea.

On the Mediterranean diet, it is recommended to eat two servings of seafood per week. Seafood like shrimp is a lean source of protein, low in saturated fat and a great source of micronutrients like selenium and iodine.

Easy Shrimp Creole

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Course Dinner, Quick & Easy

Servings 4

Cuisine Mediterranean, Mediterranean Diet

Diet Gluten Free

Ingredients

 

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• 1-2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion chopped
• 1 green bell pepper chopped
• 3 ribs celery chopped
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 2 Tablespoons of white flour or gluten-free substitute
• 1 can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
• 1 can 8oz tomato sauce
• 3 bay leaves crushed
• ½ teaspoon white pepper
• ½ teaspoon thyme
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1.5 pounds large shrimp peeled and deveined
• *water or chicken stock
• Garnish: green onions, parsley, tabasco sauce

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Instructions

 

• In a large skillet, heat the oil. Add onion, green pepper, celery, garlic and brown slowly. Add flour and continue cooking until brown.
•  Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaves, white pepper, thyme, parsley and salt. Cover and cook slowly for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.   You may need to add a little water or chicken broth to thin to desired consistency - about ½ cup. 
• Add the shrimp to sauce and continue to cook for 10 -15 minutes more. 
• Serve over rice and garnish with green onions, parsley and tabasco sauce.
• Enjoy!

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