Baked Blue Cheese & Lime Shrimp
Source of Recipe
the internet
Recipe Introduction
Simple and delicious. Rich. You could reduce the fat easily.
List of Ingredients
2 pounds (16-20 ct) shrimp (I used frozen, cooked shrimp, as that was what I had on hand)
Juice of 2 limes
1 stick unsalted butter (I used salted, as that was what I had on hand)
¼ cup heavy cream
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
½ tablespoon hot sauce
(14 ounce) box brown rice (I served on hot white jasmine rice)
Paprika, to taste
Fresh parsley, to taste
Recipe
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel and devein shrimp and place in a single layer in a 9×13-inch baking dish; drizzle lime juice evenly over shrimp and set aside. In a 4-quart pot over high heat, melt butter; add cream and bring to a boil. Add cream cheese, blue cheese and hot sauce, whisking until smooth. Pour cheese mixture over shrimp and bake for 20 minutes in preheated oven. Meanwhile, cook rice according to directions on package; set aside and keep warm. Serve shrimp and cheese sauce over cooked rice; garnish with paprika and parsley. Makes 4 to 6 servings
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