Mardi Gras Recipes
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Creole Dirty Rice and Shrimp
A Brookshire's Best Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup water
1 Tbs butter
1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 pkg Zataran's Dirty Rice Mix
1 lb pre-cooked shrimp, thawed
Directions:
Mix the water, butter, tomatoes and rice in a 1-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Add the shrimp to the rice mixture and simmer 5 more minutes.
Turn off heat and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
Serves 6.
Nutritional Information
Calories per serving: 228. Fat: 6 grams (2 gr. saturated fat), cholesterol: 44 mg., sodium: 887 mg., carbohydrates: 33 gr., fiber: 0 gr.
© 2008, Brookshire Grocery Co. Nutrient counts are rounded to the nearest whole number. All dietary and lifestyle changes should be supervised by a physician.
Creamy Crawfish Cups
A Brookshire's Best Recipe
Ingredients:
2 pkgs Athena Phyllo Mini-Cups (15-count each)
Tony Chechere's Gravy Mix (or a white gravy mix)
1 Tsp Tony Chechere's Seasoning
1 (1 lb) pkg crawfish pieces, thawed
1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Pepper-Jack Cheese
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place phyllo mini-cups on a baking sheet.
In a saucepan, prepare the Cajun gravy according to package directions. Stir in the Chachere Seasoning, crawfish pieces and shredded cheese.
Spoon the crawfish sauce into the mini cups. Top with a sprinkle of Pepper-Jack cheese.
Bake 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature
Makes 30
Note: Phyllo mini cups are found in the frozen food aisle. They come in a small box, near the puff pastry. They're pre-baked and just need to be reheated.