What are some things I can make with those little baby shrimps in a can?

Question

Recipes for pasta dishes or for dip would be appreciated.

Answer 1

I would make some mac and cheese or some pasta and garlic, butter and cheese and the can of shrimp or even rice. I have ate Shrimp Scampi in a restaurant and it is very good-over spaghetti or other pasta. Tiny shrimp should work too.



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Shrimp Scampi Recipe

From Diana Rattray

An easy recipe for shrimp scampi, made with shrimp, garlic, butter, and a little white wine and lemon juice.

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 pounds large shrimp (about 16 to 24)

1/3 cup clarified butter

4 tablespoons minced garlic

6 green onions, thinly sliced

1/4 cup dry white wine

2 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh if possible

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

salt and pepper, to taste

PREPARATION:

Rinse shrimp and set aside. Heat butter in large skillet over medium heat. Cook garlic 1 or 2 minutes or until softened but not browned.

Add shrimp, green onions, wine and lemon juice; cook until shrimp are pink and firm, about 1 to 2 minutes on each side.

Do not overcook. Add chopped parsley and salt and pepper before serving.

Garnish with lemon slices and parsley sprigs if desired.

Answer 2

Mix a pico de gallo with avacado in it. Get some crackers and layer ingr. on.

Answer 3

A Shrimp dill dip

Sourcream

mayo

lemon juice

salt

pepper

fresh dill

and shrimp

Shrimp Curry over rice

I don't have a recipe, but I remember my Mom making it all the time with the canned shrimps

With pasta I like only fresh shrimps.

How about a cold shrimp pasta salad

favorite pasta cooked up aldente

mayo

mustard

shrimp

celery

shredded carrots

marinated artichoke hearts

salt and pepper to taste

Answer 4

There is a really simple appetizer thats great. Take a block of cream cheese and let it soften. Flatten the cream cheese out a little so its easier to eat. Poor the shrimp over the cream cheese and cocktails sauce over that. Serve with crackers, I usually serve with tricuits or ritz, but any will work. This is also good with canned crab instead of shrimp.

Answer 5

I like them in a fried rice dish but with pasta sounds good.

Add to a white sauce and season with a little lemon juice as well as the liquid from the shrimps.

Sauce:- White

2T. Butter.

2T. All-purpose flour.

¼ t. Salt

1/8 t . White pepper.

1C. Milk.

Makes about 1 cup.

In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.

Add flour, salt and pepper, stirring constantly, until bubbly.

Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring or whisking constantly until thickened, about 1 minute.

Answer 6

I make macaroni salad:

1 pound baby shrimp ( I prefer the frozen, thawed and cleaned)

4 to 5 green onions, minced

1 large green pepper diced small

3 to 4 stalks celery, sliced and diced small

3 to 4 boiled eggs, diced

3 to 4 carrots, diced small

1 box elbow macaroni, cooked and drained but not rinsed, cooled

mayo...not miricle whip

salt and pepper

Mix all in a large bowl, use as much mayo as possible.....chill for several hours, see if you need more mayo, and add salt and pepper as needed to adjust.

This is a family favorite.

Answer 7

Oh, shrimp dip!

1 can tomato soup (concentrated)

1 package unflavoured gelatin

1 package light cream cheese

2/3 cup light mayo

1 tsp dill weed

1 can salad or baby shrimp. drained

1/4 cup minced onion (chopped as small as you can get it, tiny tiny!) Can substitute green onion for more mild taste.

1/2 cup chopped green pepper, fine chop but need not be as small as onion.

Heat UNDILUTED soup until quite hot, add gelatin and stir. Add in cream cheese and get it melted in. Let cool slightly and add the mayo, dill veggies and shrimps. Pour into a serving bowl. Put in fridge, overnight is best, covered. It should set up slightly firm, get some crackers and YUM!

For a more exotic taste can use the salmon flavor cream cheese too, and can substitute boneless skinless can salmon for a salmon dip.

Answer 8

Shrimp Puffs I

20 slices baguette, French or Sourdough

2 TbspButter

1/2 tsp ground thyme

4 oz devained cooked shrimp, chopped coarsely

1/2 c. shreadded cheese

1/3 c. mayonnaise

1/4 tsp salt

fresh dill

Heat oven 400ºF.  

Trim bread crusts, cut corner to corner

Melt butter & thyme together & brush on bread.

Bake for 10 min till brown.  

Mix shrimp with cheese, mayo, and salt.  Shape into ball, press onto bread.  Broil 5-7 inches from heat source till bubbly

garnish with dill sprig just before serving.

Yield:  20 puffs

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Obviously, back down on the quantities of the other ingredients (mabe use 1/3?) to balance 1 little can of shrimp.

Shrimp Puffs II

1 block cream cheese, softened

4 Tbsp. sour cream

4 Tbsp. Mayo

2 Tbsp. Parsley

1 small yellow onion, minced

1 lb. cooked shrimp, coarsely chopped

4 trays mini fillo dough shells, found in freezer section

Preheat oven to 350ºF.  Mix filling ingredients and spoon into shells.  Bake on cookie sheet for about 30 min.

Alternately, small triangle packets can be made by folding 1 sheet of phyllo into 4ths or 5ths, adding 1-2 Tbsp of filling, then foling the strip into a triangle, as you would fold a flag, then brushing w/ butter and baking.

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Shrimp Dip

1 (10.75-oz) can condensed tomato soup

2 (3-oz) pke cream cheese, softened

1 tablespoon finely chopped onion

1 tablespoon finely chopped green bell pepper

1 small can shrimp, drained and mashed

2 cups mayonnaise

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

3 drops liquid crab boil seasoning (Zatarain’s)

Corn chips to serve

In a saucepan over medium heat on stovetop, heat tomato soup. Add softened cream cheese and stir until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and stir to blend ingredients. Place in airtight container and refrigerate overnight.  Serve with corn chips.

Note: This tangy shrimp dip is better the second day after the flavors have had a chance to blend.

--me!

Answer 9

You could use them to top a salad.

Or make a dip -- spread softened cream cheese onto a plate, top that with cocktail sauce and then the baby shrimp.  Serve with crackers or toasted baguette slices.

Answer 10

shrimp gumbo,, also you could make some pasta,, saute the baby shrimp with some garlic and white wine,, add in the pasta with it,, and if you want you could even add some canned alfredo sauce,, they sell this at every grocery store and it's pretty good.

Answer 11

Those work lovely as a topping on good old deviled eggs.

You could make the regular It's Pasta and just add them to that... with sliced black olives, grape tomatoes, broccoli and cauliflower floweretts.  

Parmesan cheese on top would be good.

OR  You could add it to a pizza topping instead of other meat.... no kidding!