Creole Shrimp Saute

Many of you have seen Apron’s Simple Meals recipe cards in Publix and probably have a small collection of them at home. I know I do. Many of the stores offer in-store demonstrations and samples for shoppers. I tried the Creole Shrimp Sauté recently and liked it enough to prepare it for dinner at home.

Following the recipe instructions was fairly simple. Here’s a look at what I did.

Start with four slices of thick cut bacon,

Sauté them in a large pan and cook until the bacon is almost done. I cut the bacon into bite-sized pieces after cooking it.  While the bacon is cooking, prepare a 9-oz. package of fresh angel hair pasta according to package directions.

Next sprinkle 12 oz peeled and deveined shrimp with 2 tbsp blackened seasoning and ½ tsp crushed red pepper,

then add it to the bacon and cook for 1 minute.

Stir in 1 cup of diced-tomatoes (I used tomatoes from the vine), ¾ cup white wine and 2 tsp minced garlic.

Cook 2-3 minutes until the shrimp turns pink.

Stir in scampi sauce and lemon juice.

Finally, top with 1 tbsp fresh chopped Italian parsley,

and serve over the pasta.

The family enjoyed this dish so it’s going in my cookbook of personal favorites. Have you tried any of the Publix Apron’s Simple Meals recipes? If so, which one and how did you like it?