In the winter, I love making heart soups in my crockpot. They help heat you up from the inside out, and the benefit of “set it and forget it”-no brainer! A few weeks ago, I made this cajun shrimp gumbo. It was so good that I made it again last week and decided to share the recipe with all of you!
I picked up a couple of Hurst’s 15 bean soup mixes- the beef flavor and the Cajun flavor- and added shrimp as the meat instead of ham or beef. It came out great, so I decided to share with all of you!
With the beef flavor, I omitted the flavor packet and used 2 tbsp of Old Bay seasoning. I also made some brown rice and served the soup on top of the rice to make it a gumbo. I made the rice separately so you can omit it if you want.
The first time I made my cajun shrimp gumbo, I cooked the beans on low overnight. On my second try, I cooked them on high for 5 hours. I preferred cooking them on low all night. I think the flavors blended so well together.
Cajun Shrimp Gumbo
To start, I soaked the beans overnight in the crockpot. Drained them the next day and checked for debris.
Then, I put the beans back in the crockpot with 8 cups of water, 1 tsp of better than bouillon veggie stock, and 1 tbsp of garlic. Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 5 hours.
During the last hour and a half, soak frozen shrimp in a bowl of water for 15-20 minutes to defrost the shrimp and devein.
Chop up the onion and cook in a large skillet with oil on medium-high heat. After the onion starts to soften, add shrimp and cook for shrimp on each side until shrimp turns pink. Be careful not to overcook it!
When shrimp is done, turn off stove, add can of tomatoes, and seasoning (either the cajun flavor packet or 2 tbsp of Old Bay seasoning). Add to crockpot and let cook for 30 minutes to blend flavors.
I really don’t use my slow cooker enough! This shrimp gumbo looks like such a hearty, warm, and comforting dish for these cold nights we’re starting to have. The kitchen must smell great as it’s cooking, too!
Oh, it smells so good, and it warms you up as you eat it!
That looks amazing! I love anything with shrimp!
Shrimp is my favorite food and I love to try out new recipes with it. Thanks for sharing.
I love shrimp too, so I add it to a lot of my recipes! Hope you enjoy the recipe!
My husband is going to love this recipe! We’ve been looking for a good gumbo and have been obsessed with our crockpot lately since it’s so easy to make meals with. Thank you!
This looks amazing. I love my slow cooker sometimes more than my own husband and I’m always looking for new recipes.
Oh, I use my crockpot all the time, especially in the cool winter months!
Never made shrimp gumbo in a crock pot and think this is a wonderful idea and wish I had thought of it. Will be doing this soon.
This recipe looks absolutely yummy! I have not had this since I visited my aunt in Louisiana. I love Cajun food!
Me too! Cajun food is SO good!
My husband would love this! I’ll have to try it!
This looks like an amazing recipe! I love trying new dishes and will have to give this one a try soon! Thank you for sharing this great gumbo recipe!
We love using the slow cooker at our house. However, we’ve never made gumbo in it, so this is a recipe we need to try. Thanks for sharing!
We love cajun seasoning and we love shrimp. This is like the ultimate comfort dish for us. I need to make it stat!
Hope you enjoy it! It’s been my favorite dish for this season.
Gumbo in a crockpot?! My mind has just been a bit blown, and I’m sure my dad’s will be too. He’s known for his amazing seafood gumbo and I’m sure this idea will help make the process easier. Your recipe looks absolutely delicious by the way!
looks like a lovely recipe thanks for sharing!