Shelly's Recipe

SPICY CAJUN SHRIMP DIP

Category: Dips - Seafood Hot

1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup each onions, bell peppers, and celery chopped
1 tsp crushed garlic
1 tsp or more, Cajun seasoning
4 tbsp white wine
2 tbsp lemon juice
Salt to taste
Few shakes Tabasco sauce
16 oz. cream cheese, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup each fresh parsley and green onions, chopped

Melt butter in large skillet on medium high heat. Add onions and bell peppers and saute for 5 minutes. Add Cajun seasoning, and garlic and stir well. Stir in white wine and lemon juice, and reduce heat to low.

Add shrimp, salt, and Tabasco, and mix well and cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Gradually add cream cheese until melted, stirring often and cook for 5 minutes. Add green onions and parsley and a little more white wine if mixture is too thick. Transfer to a dip bowl and serve with mini croissants or pastry shells.