Southern Shrimp Dip

Hey, y’all! I’ve posted many dips over the years here on the blog and today I’m excited to share one of my all-time favorites: a southern shrimp dip. This recipe stems from my Auntie JJ and is a part of a larger series, #CookingLikeJJ, which you can read more about here.

Southern Shrimp Dip

Frequently Asked Questions

Ingredients, Shopping List: Southern Shrimp Dip

Dairy: cream cheese

Mayonnaise: I recommend Duke’s

Seafood: peeled, deveined shrimp (tails off)

Produce: vidalia onion, celery, lemon

Seasonings/Spices: garlic powder, black pepper, Old Bay

How To Make Southern Shrimp Dip

1. Bring water to a boil; season water with 1 tbsp. Old Bay Seasoning. Once boiling, add shrimp to the water and cook for 2-3 minutes or until pink. Remove shrimp from the boiling water and place into cold water/an ice bath to stop cooking.
2. Roughly dice/cut shrimp, dice celery and onion. Add to a bowl with softened cream cheese, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic powder, black pepper, and Old Bay Seasoning.
3. Mix and chill. Serve with crackers, sliced baguette, or the accompaniment of your choice.

Southern Shrimp Dip: Tips and Tricks

1. Purchasing peeled, deveined shrimp saves you a considerable amount of time.
2. For easy mixing, make sure that your cream cheese is room temperature.
3. Season additionally to taste.

Other Delicious Dip Recipes

1. Chipped Beef Dip
2. Cajun Shrimp Dip (a warm version!)
3. Spinach Dip

The Recipe

Southern Shrimp Dip

JC Phelps

Looking for a delicious southern appetizer? Try my Auntie JJ's Southern Shrimp Dip, which is served cold and is oh-so-delicious!

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 7 mins

Cook Time 3 mins

Total Time 10 mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American, Southern

Servings 8 servings

Calories 314 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 lb. shrimp cooked + chopped
• 12 oz. cream cheese room temperature
• 1/2 c. chopped celery
• 1/2 c. chopped vidalia onion
• 1/2 c. mayonnaise
• 1.5 tbsp. lemon juice
• 2 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning plus 1 tbsp. for boiling water
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. black pepper

Instructions

 

• Bring water to a boil; season water with 1 tbsp. Old Bay Seasoning. Once boiling, add shrimp to the water and cook for 2-3 minutes or until pink. Remove shrimp from the boiling water and place into cold water/an ice bath to stop cooking.
• Roughly dice/cut shrimp, dice celery and onion. Add to a bowl with softened cream cheese, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic powder, black pepper, and Old Bay Seasoning.
• Mix and chill. Serve with crackers, sliced baguette, or the accompaniment of your choice.

Notes

• Purchasing peeled, deveined shrimp saves you a considerable amount of time.
• For easy mixing, make sure that your cream cheese is room temperature.
• Season additionally to taste.

Nutrition

Sodium: 308mgCalcium: 104mgVitamin C: 3mgVitamin A: 683IUSugar: 3gFiber: 1gPotassium: 296mgCholesterol: 140mgCalories: 314kcalTrans Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 10gFat: 26gProtein: 15gCarbohydrates: 6gIron: 1mg

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About the Series: Cooking Like JJ

My Auntie JJ was the quintessential southern woman. She was classy, tasteful, always refined; an amazing cook and hostess; and did everything that she balanced – teaching, running businesses, raising a family, and keeping an immaculate home – with ease. She is one of the main inspirations behind JCP Eats, as she was the one who taught me about timeless, southern food and entertaining. When JJ passed away, I planned this series as a way to pay homage to her 91 years here on Earth; in a way, it’s a form of mourning – in another, it seems like my final gift to her. I hope y’all will enjoy this deep dive into the culinary archives of my family + Phelps Acres Farm. While I’ll never be able to cook as good as JJ, I can only strive to cook like JJ (hence the title of the series). Learn more here.

Y’all come back now, ya hear?

My best,

JC

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