This 15 minute, high-protein, low-net carb, anti-aging dish is perfect for busy weeknights.
Spring is our favorite time in the Skinny Louisiana house. Great weather, family events, and seafood! Our favorite Louisiana seafood? Shrimp. Shrimp is a Louisiana superfood not only due to its low-calorie, high-protein ratio but also because of its antioxidants. That’s right! Shrimp is loaded with antioxidants. While we think of blueberries and cocoa as antioxidant rich foods, our Louisiana shrimp is loaded with the antioxidants selenium and astaxanthin, both amazing anti-agers. Add in our honey and olive oil, we have an amazingly high-protein, anti-aging dish!
Skinny Louisiana Honey Glazed Shrimp
1/2 tbsp. ginger
1 tbsp. low sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup water
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. red pepper
1 tbsp. honey
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 lb. shrimp, peeled, deveined, and thawed
In a small bowl, combine ginger, soy sauce, water, lemon juice, red pepper, and honey.
Place a medium saucepan on stove top over medium heat. Add olive oil.
Add shrimp. Cook 5-7 minutes or until shrimp no longer pink. Reduce heat to low.
Add sauce. Stir. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
Serve.
Yield: 4 servings
- 1/2 tbsp. ginger
- 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp. red pepper
- 1 tbsp. honey
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 lb. shrimp, peeled, deveined, and thawed
- In a small bowl, combine ginger, soy sauce, water, lemon juice, red pepper, and honey.
- Place a medium saucepan on stove top over medium heat. Add olive oil.
- Add shrimp. Cook 5-7 minutes or until shrimp no longer pink. Reduce heat to low.
- Add sauce. Stir. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Serve.
Nutrition Facts: Calories: 170, Total fat: 5 g, Saturated fat: 0 g, Cholesterol: 170 mg, Sodium: 310 mg, Total carbohydrates: 6 g, Sugars: 5 g, Protein: 24 g.
Author: Shelly Marie Redmond, MS, RD, LDN is a culinary dietitian and author of Skinny Louisiana…in the Kitchen. Follow her on Facebook at Skinny Louisiana.