Special Shrimp Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 quarts water
• 1 tablespoon salt, divided
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• 2 1/2 lbs uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed tomato soup, undiluted
• 1 cup whipped cream
• 2 1/4 cups cooked rice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground mace
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted, divided

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven, bring water and 1 tbsp salt to boil, add shrimp and cook for 3 minutes or until pink, drain.
• 2 sprinkle shrimp with oil and lemon juice and set aside.
• 3 in a skillet, saute green pepper and onion in butter for 5 minutes or until tender.
• 4 add soup, cream, rice, mace, pepper, cayenne, 1/4 cup of almonds and remaining salt.
• 5 set aside 1 cup of shrimp.
• 6 add remaining shrimp to the rice mixture.
• 7 transfer to a greased 2 qt baking dish.
• 8 bake uncovered at 350 for 30-35 minutes.
• 9 top with reserved shrimp and remaining almonds and bake 20 minutes longer or until the shrimp are lightly browned.