Hot, spicy, lemon pepper shrimp with couscous and olives combine to make this a tasty one-pot meal that can be prepared in 15 minutes.
The shrimp marinates for a few minutes in lemon juice and cracked black pepper while you prepare the remaining ingredients
Helpful hints:
- Diced fresh onions can be found in the produce section of the supermarket.
- Frozen diced onion can be used instead of the fresh chopped onion.
- Cracked black pepper can be found in the spice section of the market.
- Minced garlic can be found in jars in the produce or condiment sections of the supermarket.
Countdown:
- Marinate the shrimp.
- Prepare the remaining ingredients.
- Complete the recipe.
Shopping list:
Here are the ingredients you’ll need:
To buy:10 ounces peeled, cooked shrimp, 1 bottle lemon juice, 1 bottle cracked black peppercorns, 1 package whole wheat couscous, 1 small bottle/can low-salt V-8 juice*, 1 small can pitted black olives, 1 bag washed, ready-to-eat spinach, 1 container fresh diced onion.
Staples: olive oil, minced garlic, salt, black peppercorns.
* Look for low-salt V-8 juice containing per cup (8 ounces): 51 calories, 10 g carbohydrate, 141 mg sodium.
Lemon Pepper Shrimp and Couscous on a Bed of Spinach
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons bottled lemon juice
1/2 tablespoon cracked black peppercorns
10 ounces peeled, cooked shrimp
1 cup fresh diced onion
1 1/2 teaspooons minced garlic
1/2 cup whole wheat couscous
1 cup low-salt V-8 juice*
8 pitted black olives
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 cups washed, ready-to-eat spinach
Mix olive oil, lemon juice and black pepper together in a bowl or self-seal plastic bag. Add shrimp and marinate for 5 minutes while the rest of the ingredients are prepared. Remove shrimp from marinade and set aside. Reserve marinade. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add marinade. Add onion, garlic and couscous. Saute 1 minute. Add V-8 juice to the skillet with the olives. Bring to a simmer, cover with a lid and gently simmer 5 minutes.
Add shrimp and simmer, covered 2 minutes or to warm through. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Place spinach in a bowl and microwave on high 1 minute. Divide spinach between 2 dinner plates. Spoon shrimp and couscous over spinach.
Yield 2 servings.
Per serving: 502 calories, 110 calories from fat, 12.2 g total fat, 1.8 g saturated fat, 6.4 g monounsaturated fat, 258 mg cholesterol, 490 mg sodium, 56.2 g carbohydrate, 8.3 g dietary fiber, 4.8 g sugars, 44.7 g protein
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