Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Mary's Shrimp Creole is for Dinner.

Mary's Shrimp Creole takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Mary's Shrimp Creole takes 60 minutes to cook.

Mary's Shrimp Creole makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Mary's Shrimp Creole are:

5 cups chopped onion
3 cups chopped celery
9 T vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic
12 tomatoes (or 12 cups canned)
5 T flour
5 T chili powder
2 T salt
2 T sugar
2 T white vinegar
3 lbs small shrimp..peeled

Here is how you make Mary's Shrimp Creole:

Mix dry ingredients in small mixing bowl and add the vinegar and about 1 cup water..mix wellDice tomatoes (if you use fresh) and set asideBoil at least 3 lbs shrimp...remove from water and keep stockSaute onion, celery, and garlic in oil till tenderAdd the flour mixture and stir till thickAdd tomatoes and 2 cups of stock from shrimpSimmer for at least an hr...add more stock if too thick...Makes about 10 1- 1/2 c servingsServe over rice and add shrimp as desired...about 12 per 1.5 cup servingNumber of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MARYHULEN.

The nutritional information for Mary's Shrimp Creole is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 261.5

• Total Fat: 15.0 g
• Cholesterol: 109.4 mg
• Sodium: 1,598.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 17.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.1 g
• Protein: 16.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Mary's Shrimp Creole is Low Carb