Mexican Rice-Cooker Shrimp and Rice – An easy, cheesy shrimp and rice packed with fabulous flavor! It’s a perfect comforting weeknight meal!
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Naming recipes is not my strong point at times. I struggled with this one y’all! Nothing sounded great in my head. Nothing seemed to match the awesomeness and easiness of this recipe. I wanted you to know it had a little Mexican flavor from the salsa con queso. Hello, cheese dip… And I certainly wanted you to know it was made in the rice cooker. I couldn’t leave that off. And then I couldn’t just call it Shrimp and leave off the “Rice.” The struggle was real.
And now you’ve gotten a little glimpse into my indecisive brain. It definitely slows me down sometimes. But getting past this whole name thing, I NEED you to know how much we loved this little recipe. If you haven’t tried your rice cooker for a whole meal, you’re missing out! This Rice Cooker Sausage Jambalaya is one my popular recipes, and it’s a nice and easy way to have jambalaya on a weeknight.
I just have a normal 8 cup rice cooker. I’m thinking I might need a bigger one soon because my family can tear up some rice! My husband also went back for more on this cheesy shrimp & rice because he loved it so much. I hope you give it a try, and please let me know how you liked it!!
- 1 lb. shrimp (75 to 90 count-medium size)
- 1 tsp creole seasoning
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 stick of butter
- 6 slices jarred jalapenos, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups rice, uncooked (I use medium-grain)
- 3 cups water
- 1 1/2 tsp beef bouillon granules
- 1/2 cup salsa con queso
- In a bowl, season shrimp with creole seasoning and stir well.
- Saute onion, bell pepper in butter until clear. Pour into rice cooker along with shrimp, jalapenos, rice, water, beef bouillon , and salsa con queso. Start rice cooker. After it completes cooking cycle, start it one more time to finish cooking a little more. (This cycle will be shorter). Once it finishes this cycle, stir. Serve warm.
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What if you don’t have a rice cooker? How else can this be made? It sounds delicious.
You can do this in a sauce pan on the stove. After adding all the ingredients, bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover it with lid and let it cook for 20 minutes before checking to see if rice is cooked.
Thanks …love your recipes.
When do you add the Shrimp: And just to be sure you are using regular rice not minute rice – right?
Thank you for all the wonderful recipes you share!!
Hi Wendy! Sorry for not being very clear on that recipe!! You add the shrimp in with everything else before starting the rice cooker. I’ll update the recipe!! And it is regular rice. I like to use medium-grain.