Cajun Shrimp Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 medium red pepper, chopped
• 3 stalks celery
• 1 large red onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons old bay seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs medium shrimp, peeled,deveined and rinsed
• chopped green onion (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot heat olive oil.
• 2 add peppers, celery, onion and garlic and saute until tender, around 5 minutes.
• 3 mix in crushed tomatoes, wine and water.
• 4 bring to a boil, add old bay seasoning, cayenne, salt and black pepper.
• 5 cover and simmer for 35 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 add shrimp, cover and simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from heat.
• 7 garnish with green onions.