I just tried this new recipe and it is sooooo good!
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 pound large shrimp, raw, peeled & deveined
4 cloves of garlic, minced
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 box Zatarain's Cilantro Lime Rice
2 ¼ cups water
2 Tablespoons butter
1-2 Tablespoons lime juice
15 ounce can black beans, rinsed & drained (I use low sodium)
¼ - ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Heat large skillet on medium heat. Add olive oil. Add shrimp & minced garlic, making sure to spread it out to a single layer. Sprinkle with salt and red pepper flakes. Cook shrimp, stirring once or twice for about 3 – 4 minutes until pink in color. Remove shrimp to a bowl.
To the skillet, add rice packet, water and butter. Mix well to blend. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to LOW, cover and simmer for 25 minutes. Stir in the lime juice, black beans and cilantro.
Add shrimp to the skillet, stir and remove from heat.
Note: If you do not want to use boxed rice, here is the alternative.
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup Jasmine rice (or any rice that takes 15 minutes to cook)
¼ teaspoon salt
Follow the above instructions. When you get to the part about adding the rice packet, water and butter to the skillet, add the chicken broth, jasmine rice and salt instead. Mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to LOW, cover and simmer for 15 – 20 minutes until rice is cooked. Follow the rest of the above instructions to complete the recipe.
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