Enjoy Creole-style dinner with this flavorful hearty gumbo made with shrimp and veggies – ready in just an hour!
Shrimp Gumbo
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 60 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons all purpose or unbleached flour
- 1 cup chopped onions
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (14.5-oz.) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 (14 1/2-oz.) can ready-to-serve fat-free chicken broth with 1/3 less sodium
- 1 1/2 cups sliced fresh okra (about 8 oz.)
- 1 teaspoon dried Cajun seasoning
- 1 lb. shelled deveined uncooked medium shrimp
Instructions
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Step1Heat oil in Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat until hot. With wire whisk, stir in flour; cook about 5 minutes or until mixture turns medium brown, stirring constantly.
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Step2Stir in onions, celery and bell pepper; cook about 4 to 5 minutes or until softened, stirring frequently.
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Step3Add garlic; cook and stir 30 to 60 seconds or until softened. Add tomatoes, broth, okra and Cajun seasoning; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; partially cover and cook 25 to 30 minutes to blend flavors, stirring occasionally.
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Step4Add shrimp; cook an additional 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. If desired, serve with hot cooked rice.
Nutrition
250
Calories
9g
Total Fat
22g
Protein
20g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 1/2 Cups
- Calories
- 250
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 14%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 10%
- Cholesterol
- 165mg
- 55%
- Sodium
- 670mg
- 28%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 20g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 16%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 22g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 50%
- 50%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 2 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
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