WEIGHT LOSS RECIPES: SPICY SHRIMP AND VEGETABLE STIR-FRY
Prepare a healthy dinner in 15 minutes with this easy spicy shrimp and vegetable stir fry recipe! This simple dinner idea is gluten-free, dairy-free, and low in carbs.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/2 cups broccoli florets, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- ½ red bell pepper, sliced*
- 1 cup green beans
- 8oz/250g shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 2 scallions, chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp tamari sauce
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
INSTRUCTIONS
- Chop the vegetables, mince garlic and grate the ginger, prepare your other ingredients as well, so that you have everything ready.
- Stir-fry the broccoli and green beans in olive oil at medium-high. I actually covered mine at the beginning for 1-2 minutes, so that the broccoli can cook a bit and because I was using frozen green beans. If you do cover the vegetables, keep this short, a minute or two and no more, so that the vegetables don’t get mushy.
- Add the red pepper and stir-fry for 3-4 more minutes.
- Stir in the tamari sauce. And then add the shrimp, stirring for 2-3 minutes.
- Add in the minced garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, and scallions. Stir for another 2-3 minutes. At this point, your shrimp should have turned pink and the broccoli would be ready.
- Serve immediately!
WHAT TO SERVE THIS STIR-FRY WITH
I served this stir fry with some avocado cucumber salad because I was going for something lighter and I love the contrast the fresh vegetables give to this meal. You can also serve this on rice or whichever way you desire!
NOTES
I used a pointed red pepper (not spicy), but a bell pepper will work as well!