This creole shrimp recipe I made last night was fantastic!
It was the first item on our weekly menu that I made, and found it to be so simple and surprisingly delicious.
The recipe comes from Kraft, and I must say I'm impressed. It made the perfect amount for 2 people with no leftovers and minimal clean up.
Creole Shrimp
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Here's what you need:
1 lb of large raw frozen shrimp, thawed*
1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning
1/4 cup Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley (fresh only, people)
*I only had a 10 oz bag of shrimp and it was fine. I didn't change the portion on the rest of the ingredients, either. Maybe that's why our shrimp was so flavorful! And 10 oz was perfect for the 2 of us.
First, pour the 1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning over the thawed shrimp.
Stir it around to coat.
Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the dressing and garlic.
Cook and stir for one minute.
Stir in the shrimp.
Cook and stir for 3-5 minutes. I would occasionally flip them over, too.
You'll know they're almost ready when most of the liquid has evaporated and the shrimp is starting to brown.
Sprinkle the chopped, fresh parsley over the top of the shrimp. This is what really makes it!
I served ours over some brown & wild rice. This handy bag of rice is ready in literally 90 seconds. For a meal this fast, it was so convenient!
PS- This is the first recipe I'm trying out Google Docs for my printer-friendly recipes. I'm still researching better options, so let me know if you think this one works okay. Once I pick a format, I'll make printer-friendly docs for all the recipes on the blog. It may take forever, but I'll get there!
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That does look so good! I love Kraft's website! Their recipes are always so good and very easy!
We'll be trying this out at the Nowlin house next week for sure!
I'm totally doing this for a few people tonight-perfect idea, thanks girl :)
I'm going to make it this week...sounds very yummy!
We tried this a few weeks ago. It was deee-lish! Thanks!
I just made this last night and it was so good! I think I might have used a little to much Cajun seasoning but over all definitely making it again :)
I made this tonight and it was delish! Thanks for posting the recipe!
Just a heads-up...you might want to consider the shrimp done cooking before they brown as then they are likely overcooked. Rule of thumb...when the shrimp curl up slightly to form "c" shape, they are "c"-ooked. When they curl up so much that they form an "o" shape, they are "o"-vercooked. The photo of your "browned" shrimp definitely shows them as "o"-shapes.
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