Easy Shrimp Jambalaya

By Addie

Spice up this shrimp and rice dish to your taste by increasing the amount of Creole seasoning and cayenne pepper. Add a few drops of hot pepper sauce, too.

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/4 cup butter, cubed
• 3 cups vegetable broth (This has been corrected!)
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked long grain rice
• 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 pound cooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas

Preparation

Step 1

In a large skillet, saute the onion, celery and green pepper in butter until tender. Add the broth, rice, Creole seasoning, Worcestershire sauce and cayenne.

Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in the tomatoes, shrimp and peas; heat through. Yield: 6 servings.

Editor's Note: The following spices may be substituted for 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning: 1/4 teaspoon each salt, garlic powder and paprika; and a pinch each of dried thyme, ground cumin and cayenne pepper.
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REVIEWS:

This was quick and easy. The spices looked a little timid to me, so I added more cajun seasoning, a bay leaf, a tsp. of thyme, and doubled the worchestershire sauce. I substituted olive oil for the butter (less cholesterol) and chicken broth for the vegetable broth. Oh, and I threw in a stick of andouille sausage that I wanted to use up. I didn't have any frozen peas so I used peas and carrots. It still tasted good. I'm sure the recipe would be good as written, but I can't help tinkering. Also, I've had problems in the past with getting my rice to cook properly in a skillet when I make jambalaya. I figured out that it turned out better if I used a deep stockpot with a heavy bottom. Don't know why that works better for me, maybe it has something to do with the shape of the pot and the steam created.

This is a good and easy recipe. The only shrimp I had were the jumbo ones so I cut them in half. It turned out just fine. I think next time I make it I might add some sausage just to add a little something. It seems like a recipe that would be easy to change things here and there to give it some variety. Try it!

It was very good. The only change I made was that I used beef broth because I did't have vegetable broth and it still came out good. I think it was more than 6 servings. Ther was a lot leftover.

The creole seasoning and the cayenne pepper are right on. Any more and you would not be able to taste the other abundant flavors . Not sure on the uncooked long grain rice. After 45 minutes it still wasn't tender. Next time try the instant long grain rice.

This sounds good but I think it should read 3 cups CHICKEN BROTH not 3 cups canola oil!!! love your recipes when stuck on a meal I always check out one of them to try.