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Bonfanti’s Gumbo Dip
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Recipe By: Alice Morrow
Bonfanti's Gumbo Dip
Ingredients
- ¼ c. butter
- 6 green onions, sliced
- 2 celery ribs, diced
- 1 c. chopped assorted bell peppers (red, yellow, green, orange)
- 1 Vidalia onion, chopped
- ¼ lb. Savoie’s hot sausage, diced
- 1 T. minced garlic
- 1 ½ t. Creole seasoning
- 1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, room temperature
- ½ c. plus 2 T. grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- ½ lb. peeled, large raw shrimp, chopped
- 2-3 T. chopped fresh parsley
- Paprika
- Toasted French bread baguette, sliced
Instructions
- Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat.
- Add green onions, celery, bell peppers and onions. Cook, stirring occasionally for 6-8 minutes, or until peppers are tender.
- Stir in sausage, garlic, Creole seasoning, stirring occasionally for about 2 minutes.
- Transfer to slow cooker and add cream cheese, stirring well to mix.
- Add ½ c. Parmesan cheese
- Cook on LOW for 1 hour.
- Add in shrimp and turn cooker on HIGH for an hour or until shrimp are pink and done.
- Sprinkle with 2 T. Parmesan cheese and parsley.
- Sprinkle with paprika.
- Serve with bread or chips.
- If you want to prepare in oven: Preheat oven 400.
- Saute the green onions, celery, peppers and onions in a large skillet.
- Then add the sausage, garlic, Creole seasoning and saute for another 2 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low and add the cream cheese. After the cream cheese melts add ½ c. Parmesan cheese.
- Add in the shrimp and cook until turning pink.
- Spoon mixture into a greased 2 quart baking dish. Bake for 25-30 minutes
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan cheese, parsley and paprika.
Notes
*****Using the slow cooker method, helps keep the dip warm while serving.