Crumbs on a budget: Spanish rice and shrimp scramble

Need a quick, filling fix? Boxed rice has your back.

Crumbs Shrimp and Spanish Rice | Brockett | Argonaut
Crumbs Shrimp and Spanish Rice | Brockett | Argonaut

Eating well in college doesn’t mean breaking the bank. Pre-packaged and boxed items are a cheap and useful resource if your meals are on a budget. Stay tuned for Crumbs on a Budget and enjoy this Spanish rice shrimp scramble.  

Prep time: 30 minutes  

Servings:

Ingredients: 

Two cups of cooked, frozen shrimp 

One cup of frozen broccoli 

Two links of plant-based sausage  

One box of Zatarain’s Spanish Rice  

Olive oil  

Garlic powder 

Lowry’s  

Directions: 

  1. Put one and ½ cup water in a medium pot and bring to boil.  
  1. Add Zatarain’s rice and bring heat to low. Cover and cook for 25 minutes. Stir occasionally.  
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 
  1. Slice up sausage links.  
  1. Cook sausage in air fryer or oven, at 375 degrees for eight to 10 minutes. 
  1. Place shrimp on a baking sheet and coat in olive oil, garlic powder and Lowry’s.  
  1. Cook in oven for 10 minutes.  
  1. Thaw frozen broccoli in microwave.  
  1. Cut tails off shrimp.  
  1. Add sausage, shrimp and broccoli to rice and mix.  
  1. Serve and enjoy! 

Bailey Brockett can be reached at [email protected]

About the Author

Bailey Brockett Junior at the University of Idaho, majoring in Journalism with a minor English. I write for the LIFE section of the Argonaut as well as writing for Blot.

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