Dirty Rice With Shrimp

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1/2 lb ground lamb
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups long grain rice
• 3 cups canned low sodium chicken broth (can use homemade stock)
• 1 lb medium shrimp, shelled and halved
• 2 scallions, including green tops chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat 1 tbsp of oil at medium. add lamb and cook until no longer pink (2 minutes).
• 2 reduce heat to medium low and add remaining oil. add onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic. cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies start to soften (about 5 minutes).
• 3 stir in cayenne, paprika, oregano, bay leaf, salt, black pepper and rice. cook and stir for 1 minute.
• 4 add broth. bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered for 15 minutes.
• 5 turn heat back up to medium and stir in shrimp. cover and cook for 2 minutes.
• 6 remove pan from heat and let stand covered until rice and shrimp are done (about 5 minutes).
• 7 remove bay leaf and stir in scallions.