I'm a big fan of shrimp creole - a southern Louisiana shrimp dish made with tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, celery and spices.
But since going back to Weight Watchers, I'm always looking for ways to lighten up recipes—even relatively healthy ones—by decreasing the fat and extra calories, while keeping them delicious.
Skinny Shrimp Creole
So I adapted this easy healthy shrimp recipe to better suit our tastes, with ingredients I had on hand. You can serve it over white rice, brown rice, favorite rice blend or even low-carb cauliflower rice. I used a wild rice blend since that was what was in the pantry.
Easy Shrimp Creole Made Lighter
I made this skinny shrimp creole for dinner recently and everyone who tasted it thought the flavor was great. Remember to adjust the spices to suit your tastes. I went light on the spices and then let everyone add hot pepper sauce and cayenne at the table as they were inclined.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Shrimp Dish?
According to my calculations each 1 cup serving of this shrimp creole has has about 240 calories and:
2 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
6 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Skinny Shrimp Creole Ingredients
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, sliced into thin half moons
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 celery stalk, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 28 ounces canned crushed tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Cajun or Creole seasoning
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, for garnish (optional)
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Skinny Shrimp Creole Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, sliced into half moons
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 celery stalk, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
- 1 can (28-ounces) crushed tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon creole or cajun seasoning
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Pinch cayenne
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet (affiliate link) over medium heat. Add the onion, bell peppers, celery, and garlic. Cook, stirring often, until softened about 7 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, worcestershire sauce, creole seasoning, thyme, oregano, pepper, cayenne and bay leaf. Simmer with the skillet partially covered, until the flavors are blended and sauce is thickened, about 20 minutes.
- Add the shrimp and cook, stirring a few times, until they turn opaque, about 5 minutes.
- Remove the bay leaf.
- To serve, spoon over rice or cauliflower rice
Equipment
Recipe Notes
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
What to Serve with Skinny Shrimp Creole?
Shrimp creole is delicious and flavorful, but you can take it to a new level with the proper side dishes. Some of our favorite Weight Watchers friendly accompaniments include:
- Rice, wild rice, or cauliflower rice
- Slow Cooker Creole Style Green Beans or simple steamed green beans
- Parmesan Roasted Asparagus
- Light & Healthy Cornbread
- Slow Cooker Broccoli Risotto
- 4-Ingredient Broccoli Confetti Risotto
- Slow Cooker Broccoli Corn Casserole
- Paula Deen Corn Casserole Made Lighter
- Simple Shredded Romaine Salad
More Weight Watchers Shrimp Recipes
- Roasted Shrimp & Broccoli
- WW Crock Pot White Beans with Shrimp
- Skinny Southern BBQ Shrimp
- Slow Cooker Corn & Shrimp Chowder
- Easy Slow Cooker Shrimp Curry
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Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.
A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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Beth
I love shrimp dishes and this sounds delicious, but I don't understand where the high sugar content (16 g) in this one. Can you tell me what bumps it up so much? Thank you!