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Cajun Shrimp and Rice Skillet

Spiced shrimp, peppers, and rice cooked down in one pan with a little smoked sausage.

Cajun Shrimp and Rice Skillet, plated and ready to serve
Serves
4
Total time
42 min
Cost per serving (United States)
$9.88

Ingredients

  • 1 lb frozen raw shrimp
  • 7 oz kielbasa / smoked sausage
  • 1 1/2 cup long grain white rice
  • 3 cup chicken broth
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1/4 bunch celery
  • 1 yellow onions
  • 14 1/2 oz canned diced tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp cajun / creole seasoning
  • 4 clove garlic
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 bunch green onions / scallions(optional)

Method

  1. Thaw the shrimp and pat dry.

  2. Brown the sliced kielbasa in the olive oil in a deep skillet, 4 minutes, then add the diced onion, bell pepper, and celery and cook 6 minutes.

  3. Stir in the minced garlic and Cajun seasoning for 1 minute.

  4. Add the rice, the diced tomatoes, and the broth. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer on low for 18 minutes until the rice is tender.

  5. Scatter the shrimp over the top, cover again, and cook 5 minutes until pink and just firm.

  6. Fluff everything together and finish with sliced scallions.

What this costs, country by country

Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.

The cost of this recipe in 11 countries, each in its own currency, with how many of the 11 ingredients we could price in each. Figures are not converted between currencies, so the rows cannot be ranked against each other.
CountryWhole recipePer servingPriced from
United States$39.52$9.8810 of 11 ingredients
United Kingdom£30.47£7.6210 of 11 ingredients
Australia$76.59$19.1510 of 11 ingredients
Canada$94.66$23.6710 of 11 ingredients
Egypt‏١٬١٧٨٫٠٩ ج.م.‏‏٢٩٤٫٥٢ ج.م.‏9 of 11 ingredients
Mexico$1,198.67$299.679 of 11 ingredients
New Zealand$61.86$15.478 of 11 ingredients
Spain8,92 €2,23 €8 of 11 ingredients
Greece20,04 €*5,01 €7 of 11 ingredients
Austria€ 54,48*€ 13,627 of 11 ingredients
Germany38,80 €*9,70 €6 of 11 ingredients

* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.

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