Shrimp and Sweet Corn Maque Choux

Name: Shrimp and Sweet Corn Maque Choux
Total time: 40
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons butter, divided; 0.5 medium red bell pepper, diced; 0.5 medium green bell pepper, diced; 1 medium shallot, minced; 1 green onion, sliced; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 2 cups sweet corn, fresh or frozen; 0.5 medium zucchini, diced; 2 tablespoons water; 4 teaspoons Cajun seasoning, divided; 0.33333334326744 cup half and half; 20 jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined, and tails removed

Recipe by Real Butter from allrecipes.com

Dinner 40 Mins.

Ingredients

4 servings

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4 tablespoons butter, divided
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0.5 medium red bell pepper, diced
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0.5 medium green bell pepper, diced
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1 medium shallot, minced
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1 green onion, sliced
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salt and ground black pepper to taste

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2 cups sweet corn, fresh or frozen
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0.5 medium zucchini, diced
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2 tablespoons water
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4 teaspoons Cajun seasoning, divided
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0.33333334326744 cup half and half
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20 jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined, and tails removed

Instructions

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add bell peppers, shallot, and green onion; season with salt and pepper. Sauté until vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes.
Add corn, zucchini, water, and 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning to the skillet. Cook until zucchini is tender, about 2 minutes. Stir in half-and-half and turn off the heat.
Meanwhile, season shrimp with remaining 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning.
Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a separate skillet. Add shrimp and cook in four batches until curled, pink, and cooked all the way through, 2 to 4 minutes per batch; do not overcook.
Divide corn mixture between four plates. Top each plate with 5 cooked shrimp. Serve immediately.