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Bayou Shrimp Rice Skillet Recipe

After I found this recipe in a cookbook, I fiddled with it to better suit my family. Now my husband and son love the ham and shrimp combination.

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Bayou Shrimp Rice Skillet Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

10 15 25

Ingredients

1 small onion, chopped
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup water
1/2 cup cubed fully cooked ham
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1-1/2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
1/8 teaspoon pepper
3/4 cup uncooked instant rice
1/4 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

Directions

In a skillet, saute the onion, green pepper and garlic in butter until crisp-tender. Stir in the water, ham, tomato sauce, vinegar and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 3 minutes. Add the rice; cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add the shrimp; cook 3-5 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink and rice is cooked. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One 1 cup serving equals 320 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 112 mg cholesterol, 916 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 23 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 lean meat, 2 starch, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Bayou Shrimp Rice Skillet in Cooking for One or Two Cookbook , p208

Light-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

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Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2013 by picturelady

I almost always have shrimp on hand and was looking for a way to use up a little leftover ham; I found this in my Cooking for Two cookbook (which I don't think I could live without, now that we are empty-nesters.) My husband liked it well enough to eat the leftovers for lunch...good sign!