Red beans and rice soup with shrimp

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
1 cup Chopped onion
½ cup Coarsely chopped celery
1 Garlic clove; minced
2 tablespoons All-purpose flour
cup Water
¼ cup Long-grain rice, uncooked
1 teaspoon Chili powder
½ teaspoon Ground cumin
¼ teaspoon Salt
14½ ounce Canned whole tomatoes (no-salt-added), undrained chopped
10½ ounce Low-sodium chicken broth
¾ pounds Small fresh unpeeled shrimp
15½ ounce Canned red beans; drained
1 tablespoon Lime juice

Directions

Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, celery, and garlic; saute 5 minutes. Sprinkle with flour, stir well, and cook an additional minute, Add 1½ cups water and next 6 ingredients.

Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.

Peel and devein shrimp. Add shrimp and red beans to rice mixture, and stir well. Cook, uncovered, 5 minutes or until shrimp is done. Remove from heat, and stir in lime juice. Yield: 7 ½ cups (serving size: 1 ½ cups).

From Cooking Light Magazine Jan/Feb 1993 David Sarkozi

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