Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Shrimp cook so quick and are high in protein!

Last night My fiance made the best dish to date!  She made a Shrimp Linguine with a caper & lemon sauce that I could not stop eating.  



A great source of omega 3's, anti inflammatory support, and a great source of protein makes this meal a no brainer.  If you are having a low carb day in a low carb high carb cycle diet, stir fry this with some great vegetables like bok choy, onions, garlic, a little olive oil, and add feta cheese oregano at the end for freshness!

Brittany and I were having a high carb day, so In looking through the cabinet I found these chia linguine.
This pasta was so light and refined, but still had a great texture!  The Chia seeds add extra protein, calcium, and fiber to your meal!  Remember, we want nutrient dense food!

So here we go!  This is the recipe in the words of my Partner in crime!

Sautee 3 cloves of garlic, a little onion, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice (better when its squeezed right out of the lemon), add about 2 tablespoons of capers and 2 tablespoons of the caper juice in the jar.

Let this boil up a bit while you continuously stir.
THEN, the fun part! .....Add those shrimp!

Now, I don't really pay close attention to time because I think that each shrimp is different from the batch you cooked last week and so on.

SO! After you add the shrimp to the pan with the capers, lemons, garlic etc. rotate the shrimp quite often and once they start becoming the light pink color you know you have about a little over a minute left. Finally, stir in a pinch of parmesan cheese and when you think the dish is done, plate the pasta and shrimp and add a little more parmesan cheese to the top!

**Shrimp cook quickly and you want to make sure you don't over cook them... :)

Feel free to add a little salt and pepper while cooking for some spice.

ENJOY EVERYONE!






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