N'awlins-Style Rice with Shrimp and Sausage

Name: N'awlins-Style Rice with Shrimp and Sausage
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Cajun or Creole,
Ingredients: 2 tbsps McCormick® Mixed Pickling Spice; 1 pound smoked sausage or andouille sausage, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1/2 cup chopped celery; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper; 1/2 tsp McCormick® Red Pepper, Crushed; 1/2 tsp McCormick® Thyme Leaves; 1 cup long grain rice; 3 cups chicken broth; 1 pound medium shrimp peeled and deveined; 2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained

This hearty flavorful one-dish meal starts by sautéing smoked or andouille sausage with the Cajun/Creole “trinity” -- onion, celery and bell pepper. Like a gumbo, this dish is soupy, so serve in bowls or soup plates. Photo credit: Sandy Coughlin from Reluc... Read More Read Less

15m

PREP TIME

35m

COOK TIME

274

CALORIES

11

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients 10 Servings

Step1
2 tablespoons McCormick® Mixed Pickling Spice
1 pound smoked sausage or andouille sausage, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Crushed Red Pepper
1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Whole Thyme Leaves
1 cup long grain rice
3 cups chicken broth
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Place the pickling spice in the center of piece of cheesecloth or coffee filter. Tie tightly with long piece of string.
2 Cook and stir sausage, celery, onion and bell pepper in large heavy skillet on medium-high heat about 5 minutes or until sausage begins to brown. Add red pepper, thyme, rice and pickling spice bundle.
3 Pour in chicken broth. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 20 minutes. Stir in shrimp and tomatoes. Cover and cook on medium heat 6 to 7 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink. Remove pickling spice bundle before serving.