Shrimp and Quinoa
Hello friends, welcome to Shrimps Recipe. Today we are going to make Shrimp and Quinoa.
This delicious shrimp, quinoa, and vegetable recipe can be eaten hot as a main dish or cold as a salad.
Recipe Summary for making Shrimp and Quinoa
- Preparation Time: 15 minutes
- Cooking time: 40 minutes
- Total time: 55 minutes
- Servings: 4
Ingredients for making Shrimp and Quinoa
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 red onion, chopped
- ½ green bell pepper, chopped
- ½ cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 6 fresh asparagus spears, trimmed and chopped
- ¼ cup golden raisins
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound medium shrimp – peeled and deveined
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ cup chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
Directions for making Shrimp and Quinoa
- In a large pot, bring the water to a boil, and stir in the quinoa. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside 10 minutes, or until all liquid has been absorbed.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and saute the onion and green bell pepper until tender.
- Mix in the mushrooms, asparagus, raisins, and ginger, and continue cooking until asparagus is tender. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in the shrimp, and cook 5 minutes, or until opaque.
- In a large bowl, mix the quinoa with the lime juice and remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Toss with the skillet mixture and parsley to serve.
Nutrition Information for making Shrimp and Quinoa
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Calories: 457.5
- % Daily Value *
- protein: 31.1g 62 %
- carbohydrates: 43.6g 14 %
- dietary fiber: 5.5g 22 %
- sugars: 8.6g
- fat: 18.3g 28 %
- saturated fat: 2.6g 13 %
- cholesterol: 172.5mg 58 %
- vitamin a iu: 1087.5IU 22 %
- niacin equivalents: 6mg 46 %
- vitamin b6: 0.5mg 30 %
- vitamin c: 33.1mg 55 %
- folate: 115.9mcg 29 %
- calcium: 114.6mg 12 %
- iron: 6.2mg 34 %
- magnesium: 143.4mg 51 %
- potassium: 743.6mg 21 %
- sodium: 179mg 7 %
- thiamin: 0.2mg 18 %
- calories from fat: 164.8
