Fit2Go Recipe: Low Cal Honey Lime Shrimp

Fit2Go Recipe: Low Cal Honey Lime Shrimp

WHAT IT IS:

Honey Lime Shrimp is a tasty & healthy 1 dish dinner. It is a simple dinner with fresh shrimp & veggies. It  requires few ingredients and not much time to make. It is also under 300 calories.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

 

  • 1lb Raw Shrimp- Peeled & Deveined or just peeled- your choice
  • 2 tsp Olive Oil or coconut oil- divided in half
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 2 Tsp Minced Garlic- separated in half
  • ¼ C Honey
  • 3 Limes – Juiced
  • Zest of 1 lime
  • 1lb Asparagus cut up into about 1” pieces
  • 2 red bell peppers sliced into strips
  • ½ yellow onion sliced
  • 1 pack shiitake mushrooms (leave out if you don’t like mushrooms)

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

  1. Heat 1 Tsp oil in a large skillet over medium- high heat.
  2. Once oil is heated, add shrimp
  3. Season shrimp in pan with salt, pepper, 1 tsp garlic, honey, lime zest & lime juice
  4. Cook shrimp until bottom is opaque (about 2-3 minutes) then flip shrimp and cook other side until opaque (about another 2-3 minutes)
  5. Remove shrimp from pan and set aside on a plate
  6. In same skillet add 1 tsp oil and heat
  7. Add asparagus, onion, mushrooms & peppers
  8. Season with salt, pepper and remaining garlic.
  9. Cook until tender and to your liking
  10. Add the shrimp back into the skillet and heat thoroughly
  11. Serve & Enjoy!

 

NUTRITION INFO:

 

Makes 2 Servings.

Amount per serving:

Calories: 377

Calories determine your weight.

Macronutrients:

Macronutrients contribute to your body composition (fat vs. muscle).

Protein: 35.8g

Fat: 5.8g

Carbs: 51.7g

 

Dani Singer
dsinger@fit2gopt.com

Dani Singer is a nationally certified personal trainer and fitness nutrition specialist. As CEO & Director of of Fit2Go Personal Training, he specializes in helping busy professionals make fitness practical. Dani has been featured in national publications such as Reader's Digest, Muscle & Fitness, and SHAPE Magazine; and teaches hundreds of thousands of trainers around the world as an advisor to the Personal Trainer Development Center.



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