Oh, so easy, Crock Pot Shrimp Chowder!

Good Morning!  Well, it's almost lunch time, I guess.  :D  And guess what I'm eating for lunch?  Yep!  Crock Pot Shrimp Chowder, left over from last night.  You KNOW it's good when you still want to eat it the next day!

We've been super busy lately, and that's why I haven't posted anything new.  We've either eaten out, eaten breakfast, or been cooking out of a box.  Last night I decided I wanted something easy, but something satisfyingly HOME COOKED!  I opened up my freezer and took a quick inventory.  Remember when I told you about keeping a tuperware container in the freezer to dump your leftover bits and pieces in?  Well, mine had rice, a little bit of chicken, and corn in it.  There wasn't enough for a casserole, but I did have about a cup and a half of frozen salad shrimp left in a freezer bag!  Sounded like chowder to me!  You ready?  Let's get started!

What I had:

leftover cooked rice, kernel corn, and shredded chicken.  All together, there was maybe 2 cups total of all that.

1 1/2 cups frozen, cooked, salad shrimp

about a cup of water

1 can evaporated milk

1 heaping Tbs flour

3 Tbs margarine

Cajun seasoning (to taste)

Season Salt (also to taste)

What I had to run and buy:

1 bag of shredded cheddar jack cheese

I poured about a cup of water in the bowl with my frozen leftovers and dumped the entire contents into my crock pot.  The crock pot was on high.  I put the cover on so that could go ahead and start cooking.  Then, in my frying pan, I started a rue.  It's basically making gravy.  I melted my margarine, sprinkled the flour over it and let it cook a little, then poured my can of milk in.  Make sure you whisk it really well so that you get the lumps out.  While the gravy was thickening up, I sprinkled in a little Cajun seasoning and season salt.  I poured that into the crock pot, along with my frozen shrimp, and gave it a good stir.  Cover it up, and let it cook!

We went to a baseball game, so I turned it down to low before I left.  I picked up a bag of cheese on the way home.  I suppose the chowder had cooked about an hour and a half by the time we got home.  Everything in it was already cooked, so it was really just about warming it all up and letting the flavors mingle. I put the entire bag of cheese into the chowder, stirred well, and voila!  It was time to eat!  Natalie loves shrimp, but isn't fond of chowder.  She ate almost her entire bowl, though.  That's as good as a seal of approval in this house, lol.  

I hope you enjoy this recipe!  Mix it up and make it your own!  Natalie hates carrots, but I love cooking shredded carrots in chowder.  Onions and potatoes are always good, too.  So many different ways to make it yummy!  Have fun with it.  :)  Until next time!  Get in that kitchen and get cooking!