The Big Easy
Ingredients:
1 pkg. red beans and rice mix (Knorr or Zatarians)
½ cup chopped bell pepper
½ cup chopped onion
1 14 ½ oz. can Margaret Holmes tomatoes, okra and corn
Texas Pete hot sauce
1 lb. medium shrimp, peeled, and deveined
Old Bay seasoning
Recipe Instructions:
Prepare red beans and rice as directed on package. Set aside.
Generously season shrimp with Old Bay seasoning and steam for 10 minutes. Set aside.
In a large, deep skillet, sauté bell pepper and onion in olive oil. Add tomatoes okra and corn. Simmer for a few minutes.
Add prepared red beans and rice and mix gently.
Add hot sauce to taste.
Add shrimp and just heat through.
I serve this with crusty bread and cole slaw and I call it The Big Easy because it’s a taste of New Orleans and it’s so EASY.
