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Catholic Culture Overview

Catholic Recipe: Creamed Shrimp in Cheese Tart Shells

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine
  • 6 Tablespoons flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon marjoram
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 3 cups milk
  • 2 cups cooked lima beans
  • 2 cans (5 ounces each) shrimp
  • salt and pepper
  • 6 Cheese Tart Shells (see recipe)

Details

Serves: 6

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Difficulty:  ★☆☆☆

Cost:  ★★☆☆

For Ages: 11+

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Serve this simple creamed shrimp over cheese tart shells. A nice entree.

DIRECTIONS

Melt butter or margarine; blend in flour, marjoram, and paprika. Add milk; stir until thickened. Cover and cook over hot water 10 minutes. Add lima beans and shrimp. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve in tart shells. Makes 6 servings.

Recipe Source: Cook's Blessings, The by Demetria Taylor, Random House, New York, 1965