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All-in-One Shrimp Skewers with Grilled Rice

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All-in-One Shrimp Skewers with Grilled Rice recipe

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I was skeptical about doing rice in foil on the grill but it was great. I used mushrooms & summer squash - yummy! The shrimp was great on the grill. My husband and son l...read more

posted by

a cook

on 8/16/2009

time

prep:

15 min

total:

45 min

servings

total:

4 servings, 6 shrimp and 1 cup rice mixture each

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what you need

jumbo shrimp (1 lb.), cleaned

1/2

cup KRAFT Fat Free Italian Dressing, divided

1-1/2

cups instant white rice, uncooked

medium each: zucchini and red pepper, finely chopped

1-1/2

cups low-sodium chicken broth

green onion, thinly sliced

Make It

PREHEAT grill to medium-high heat. Meanwhile, soak 4 wooden skewers in water. Toss shrimp with 1/4 cup of the dressing. Let stand 10 min. to marinate. Drain; discard marinade. Place shrimp evenly on skewers.

LAYER 3 (14-inch) squares of foil. Fold foil in half. Double fold the 2 opposite sides to make a pouch. Place rice, zucchini and peppers in pouch. Gradually add chicken broth and remaining 1/4 cup dressing. Double fold foil at top of pouch to seal, leaving room for air to circulate inside pouch.

PLACE foil packet on grate of grill; cover grill with lid. Grill 10 to 15 min. or until most of the liquid has been absorbed. Let stand 5 min. Meanwhile, place skewers on grill. Grill 5 min. or until shrimp turn pink. Place rice mixture on serving platter; top with shrimp. Sprinkle with onions.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Cooking Know-How

As with most shellfish, fresh shrimp should be cooked briefly to avoid a tough, rubbery texture. When grilling peeled and deveined shrimp, cook just until they turn pink and begin to curl - only a few minutes.

Use Your Oven

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Assemble the foil packets as directed. Bake 15 min. Remove from the oven; let stand 5 min. Meanwhile, cook the shrimp on a grill pan which has been preheated on medium-high heat. Cook 3 min. on each side or until the shrimp turn pink. Serve as directed.

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nicker

posted:8/25/2009

Quite good. However, that foil pouch didn't work at all, or at least not for us. It leaked and nothing we did to tighted the corners or other folds made any different. So we placed that whole pouch in a separate, larger piece of aluminum foil and wrapped that securely and that worked. Cooking the rice and chopped veggies on the grill worked fine then and the shrimp (frozen, thawed, raw ones) came out extremely well. Instead of wood skewers, we used double metal ones. They don't burn. My wife. who worked with me, and I both thought that next time we might include three or four minced garlic cloves in the veggie packet for a little added pizzazz.

a cook

posted:8/16/2009

I was skeptical about doing rice in foil on the grill but it was great. I used mushrooms & summer squash - yummy! The shrimp was great on the grill. My husband and son loved it, perfect for hot summer months!

14529se

posted:5/13/2008

This was a real treat for us on a camping weekend. I loved the grilled shrimp and it was easy to make.

sarahjo83

posted:8/14/2007

Very good! And so easy, although I didn't cook the rice on the grill in the foil packet, was too afraid of it falling apart!

clcoleman1

posted:7/10/2007

I live in the middle of the US and we do not get fresh shrimp...ever, so I had to use frozen from the store, but they still turned out really good. I would definitly make this again!

EJKozie

posted:7/5/2007

I have a weber grill and I wasn't sure if I should grill the rice and shrimp over a direct or indirect fire. I used a direct fire for both. I put the rice in a round cake pan with foil and it only took 10 minutes to cook. I also put the onion in with the rice. It was very tasty. I grilled the shrimp with the peel on for 3 minutes on one side and 2 minutes on the other side. I think it was over cooked. It was chewy to eat. When you say clean the shrimp are you also taking off the peel before cooking? I will use this recipe again but I'll use indirect heat instead.

ur_angel_always

posted:3/25/2007

I loved the idea of doing the rice on the grill and it turned out pretty tasty. For the skewers I actually used a similar recipe from a party I went to. I skewered shrimp with slices of green bell pepper and colbyjack cheese chunks. I wrapped the skewers in strips of bacon and placed on the grill until done. They turned out awesome and went great with the rice!

lauras2kids

posted:3/10/2007

Perfect for just the two of us, when the kids are not having dinner at home.

a cook

posted:2/27/2007

Tastes great and easy to make!

mickaelamoser

posted:9/10/2006

After reading all the wonderful comments on this dish, I was so excited to make it, but it didn't turn out well at all. The shrimp was really good, but the rice was bland and just not good at all. I used yellow squash instead of zucchini, but the only thing we liked about this recipe was the shrimp.