Camarones con Crema (Mexican Shrimp in Cream)

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cinco de Mayo Recipes. (Camarones con Crema (Mexican Shrimp in Cream)). This is one of my favorite Mexican shrimp meals to make. Everyone gobbles it up. Best served with rice, about 3 to 4 cups cooked. I like to sprinkle mine with Cojita cheese and cilantro also.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Total: 25 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Camarones con Crema (Mexican Shrimp in Cream)

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter

½ red bell pepper

diced

½ green bell pepper

diced

½ sweet onion

chopped

2 cloves garlic

diced

or more to taste

1 cup chicken broth

1 (7 ounce) can chopped green chilies

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

softened

3 tablespoons Mexican crema

2 teaspoons ground dried chile de arbol peppers

or to taste

½ teaspoon ground cumin

½ teaspoon dried Mexican oregano

1 ½ pounds uncooked medium shrimp

peeled and deveined

Chef John's Chicken a la King

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place bell peppers onion and garlic in the butter and saute until tender and onion is translucent 5 to 7 minutes. Remove and set aside. Save pan and juices and keep warm.

Step 2

Combine broth and green chiles in a separate pan and bring to a simmer. Turn off heat and add cream cheese stirring slowly until incorporated. Add Mexican crema chile de arbol cumin and oregano. Stir again. Add peppers onion and garlic; stir to incorporate. Remove from heat.

Step 3

Heat reserved pan with juices over medium-high heat. Cook shrimp until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque 1 to 2 minutes per side. Stir shrimp into cream mixture and serve.

Nutritional Information

Camarones con Crema (Mexican Shrimp in Cream)

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 300.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 22.6g 45%

Carbohydrates: 6g 2%

Dietary Fiber: 1.1g 4%

Sugars: 2.7g

Fat: 20.9g 32%

Saturated Fat: 12.7g 63%

Cholesterol: 235mg 78%

Vitamin A Iu: 1620.2IU 32%

Niacin Equivalents: 7.6mg 59%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 16%

Vitamin C: 46.1mg 77%

Folate: 19.8mcg 5%

Calcium: 77.6mg 8%

Iron: 3.6mg 20%

Magnesium: 41.3mg 15%

Potassium: 331.4mg 9%

Sodium: 917.4mg 37%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 6%

Calories From Fat: 187.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.