Big Ed's Cajun Shrimp Soup

This hearty Cajun soup is easy! It's loaded with flavor, featuring plump shrimp, white rice, aromatics, and spices simmered in a tomato-based broth.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 163 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cups tomato-vegetable juice cocktail
• 1 (8 ounce) bottle clam juice
• hot pepper sauce to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 teaspoon dried thyme
• 0.5 cup water
• 0.25 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 0.5 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 0.25 teaspoon dried basil
• 0.25 cup sliced green onions
• 0.75 pound fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 0.5 cup uncooked long-grain white rice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add bell pepper, onions, and garlic; sauté until tender. Stir in vegetable juice, clam juice, water, salt, thyme, basil, red pepper flakes, and bay leaf; bring to a boil.

Step 2

Stir in rice, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in shrimp and cook until opaque, about 5 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Season with hot sauce to serve.