Shrimp Creole For The Crockpot

• 1 1/2 cup celery diced
• 1 1/4 cup onions chopped
• 3/4 cups sweet red bell peppers chopped
• 8 ounces tomato sauce can
• 28 ounces tomatoes whole, can
• 1 clove garlic 1 ts garlic salt OR 1/4 ts garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 6 each red hot pepper sauce drops (optional)
• 1 pound shrimp deveined, shelled

1. Combine all ingredients except shrimp.
2. Cook 3 to 4 hours on high or 6 to 8 hours on low.
3. Add shrimp last hour of cooking.
4. Serve over hot rice.
5. Chicken, rabbit or crawdads may be substituted for shrimp.
6. Stove top version, if you don't have a crock pot.
7. Saute celery, onion and bell peppers in oil or butter until tender.
8. (Better if left a bit crunchy.)
9. Add remaining ingredients except meat being used.
10. Simmer at least 30 minutes to an hour.
11. Add shrimp or whatever meat you wish and simmer 30 minutes more.
12. This is even better reheated the next day.

celery, onions, sweet red bell peppers, tomato sauce, tomatoes, clove garlic, salt, black pepper, red hot pepper sauce drops, shrimp

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/shrimp-creole-for-the-crockpot-1484 (may not work)