Shrimp Casserole

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked long-grain rice
• 1 1/2 lbs medium raw shrimp
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cream of shrimp soup, undiluted
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (i used sea salt)
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 cup shredded cheddar and colby cheese, blend (can use more)
• 1/4 cup fine dry breadcrumb (can use more)

Recipe

• 1 prepare rice according to package directions.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• 4 add pepper, onion, celery and garlic and saute 10 minutes or until tender.
• 5 stir in red pepper flakes, soup, shrimp, salt and pepper. cook 3 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink. do not overcook.
• 6 combine shrimp mixture with rice.
• 7 pour into a lightly greased 13 x 9 baking dish. i halved the recipe using a 9 inch baking dish.
• 8 sprinkle with cheese and breadcrumbs.
• 9 bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until cheese is melted.