Monday, September 22, 2014

Sweet & Spicy Shrimp "Pasta"

Happy first day of fall!
Here is a spicy Asian-style shrimp dish made with... you guessed it, spaghetti squash.




Ingredients & Nutritional Information:
  • 2 cups of Spaghetti Squash
          Calories: 84, Fat: 0g, Carbs: 20g, Sugars: 8g, Protein: 2g
  • 8 Medium Shrimp, cooked
          Calories: 48, Fat: 0.8g, Carbs: 0.4g, Sugars: 0g, Protein: 9.8g
  • 1/2 of a Medium Bell Pepper, sliced
          Calories: 12, Fat: 0.2g, Carbs: 2.8g, Sugars: 1.4g, Protein: 0.4g
  • 1 cup of French Green Beans
          Calories: 31, Fat: 0g, Carbs: 7.5g, Sugars: 3.8g, Protein: 2.5g
  • 2 TBS of Ginger Salad Dressing (Newman's Low Fat Sesame Ginger)
          Calories: 35, Fat: 1.5g, Carbs: 5g, Sugars: 4g, Protein: 0g
  • 1 TBS of Low Sodium Soy Sauce
          Calories: 10, Fat: 0g, Carbs: 1g, Sugars: 0g, Protein: 1g
  • 1 TSP of Sriracha
          Calories: 5, Fat: 0g, Carbs: 1g, Sugars: 1g, Protein: 0g
  • Cooking Spray
  • Cayenne Pepper
  • Sea Salt
Entire Recipe: Calories: 225, Fat: 2.5g, Carbs: 37.7g, Sugars: 18.2g, Protein: 15.7g
*The ingredients can easily be multiplied for more servings.

Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Slice the spaghetti squash lengthwise and remove seeds.  Place face down on greased cookie sheet and bake for approximately 30 minutes or until tender.  (Note: I only used half of the squash for this recipe)
  3. Line another baking sheet, mist with cooking spray, and place pepper slices & green beans down.
  4. Lightly spray with cooking spray, sprinkle with sea salt, cayenne pepper and put in the oven for the last 20 minutes of the squash's cook time - shaking the pan after 10.
  5. Combine the dressing, soy sauce, and sriracha in a separate dish.
  6. Heat a frying pan to medium, mist with cooking spray, and sauté the shrimp and half of the sauce just long enough to heat through.
  7. Once the squash is finished baking, remove from the oven and let sit for a few minutes.
  8. Flip squash over and scrape the insides with a fork. 
  9. Place the "spaghetti" in a separate dish and top with green beans, green pepper, shrimp, and the rest of your sauce.
  10. Sprinkle with sea salt and serve hot.

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