Shrimp Casserole
Shrimp Casserole How do you make a shrimp casserole? Are you looking for an easy Shrimp Casserole recipe that is delicious and quick? Here at cooking easymeals.com I have the perfect one for you! If you really love shrimp I bet you will not be disappointed. I really like this particular recipe because you can play with it and use any vegetables you have on hand. It is a very simple stew with some vegetables like onions, carrots, celery simmering them for some time and enriched by the tomato flavor, using either fresh or canned tomatoes, and then adding some peas and lastly the shrimps! It is easier if you use a frozen, peel and ready to eat shrimp. It is really a very delicious casserole and I hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Take a break from the usual chicken and rice combo and make this creamy, hearty seafood casserole.
Equipment
- 1 pan
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon of grapeseed oil
- 1 yellow onion
- 2 Carrots
- 2 celery sticks
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 2 fresh tomatoes or canned tomatoes
- 1 jalapeño
- 1 cans 8 oz. tomato sauce
- 1 cans 8 oz. peas
- ½ cup red wine
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 tablespoons of ketchup
- 1 tablespoon chicken broth
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lb. frozen shrimp peel
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- GRIND the onion in the food processor until very fine.
- GRIND carrots in the food processor until very fine
- GRIND celery in the food processor until very fine
- CRUSH the garlic
- PEEL and chop the tomatoes
- CHOP jalapeno finely
- HEAT a little bit of oil in a pan and stir fry the onion until transparent
- ADD the garlic and continue frying
- ADD carrot, celery, tomato and fry a few more minutes
- ADD the spices, chicken broth, salt and pepper
- ADD the canned tomato sauce, peas, bay leaf and wine
- COOK at medium heat, whisking constantly, until all vegetable are tender, about 30 minutes.
- ADD the shrimp and cook for only 5 minutes until they turned pink.
- SPRINKLE jalapeño and parmesan cheese on top
- Tips for the Shrimp Casserole
- DO not overcook the shrimp, as if you do, they become hard. You only need 5 minutes or until the shrimp turns pink!