🌾 Quinoa with Shrimp and Bell Peppers

Cooked quinoa with sautéed shrimp and tricolor peppers. A protein-packed Mediterranean bowl.
⏱️ 20 min🍽️ 2 servings👩🍳 Easy🔥 620 calories per serving💪 46 g protein per serving
Ingredients
- 11 oz (320 g), about 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 10 oz (280 g) peeled shrimp
- 3.5 oz (100 g), about ¾ cup strips red bell pepper
- 3.5 oz (100 g), about ¾ cup strips yellow bell pepper
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
How to make it, step by step
- Use already cooked quinoa, or cook ⅓ cup (80 g) dry quinoa in twice its volume of water for 15 minutes.
- Sauté the sliced garlic in a skillet with oil for 1 minute.
- Add the red and yellow bell pepper strips and sauté 4 minutes over high heat.
- Add the shrimp, season with salt and pepper, and cook 3 minutes until pink.
- Toss with the quinoa, add the lemon juice, and serve.
Nutrition facts (per serving)
620
calories
46 g
protein
60 g
carbs
16 g
fat
Values are approximate.
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