Southern-Style Creamy Shrimp over Rice

Submitted by Cookin Mommy

"If you are looking for an easy dish for your family or potluck, this shrimp and rice dish is the perfect choice. Adapted from a recipe website."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 6 cups cooked white rice, kept warm
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1⁄2 cup celery, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 12 ounces evaporated milk
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 16 ounces frozen cooked shrimp, peeled and thawed
• 1⁄2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 3⁄4 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (optional)

directions

1. Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add celery, green pepper, onion, and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
3. Stir in flour.
4. Gradually stir in evaporated milk, water and tomato paste.
5. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture just comes to a boil.
6. Cook an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture slightly thickens.
7. Stir in shrimp, parsley, seasoning, salt and hot pepper sauce.
8. Cook until heated through.
9. Serve over rice.

Reviews

[charsown]

We tried this last night and were disappointed. I added extra hot sauce and extra Old Bay, but it was basically a very bland recipe, little flavor and not a hit with my family.

 

[Karen Elizabeth]

Finally made this, after having it on my 'To make' list for a while!!! Just as good as I anticipated, very quick and full of flavour. My DH loved it. I added the Hot Pepper Sauce, and actually, I also added some red chilli flakes, coz I was in the mood for a bit of Bite! but not too much, so as not to kill the shrimp, which it didnt. Instead of rice, I served it over taglioni (very thin ribbon noodles), because we have eaten a lot of rice lately and just felt like pasta....it didnt detract from the dish at all. Thanks, CookinQTGranny!