WooooooHooooooo!!!!!
Finally another post sorry to have kept you guys waiting so long.
This was a rough recipe week for me. I tried and failed on something I was expecting to knock your socks off with, but hey nobody's perfect :) Also some of the ingredients this week will be a little different as I was unable to make it to a local farmer's market....Sorry Farmers and Foodies. Most of my grocery items this week were purchased from Trader Joe's. Not too bad, Right?
Needless to say a super simple recipe swept in at the last minute this week and now we will have a post!!!!!!
Garlic Butter shrimp with Summer Quinoa
This recipe could no be any more simple and I was able to feed five adults with this dish.
RECIPE :
Shrimp
12-15 Frozen Jumbo Peeled Raw Shrimp (thawed)
**this amount depends on how many you are feeding
4 tablespoons butter melted
2 cloves garlic, minced
Quinoa
1 box qunioa
**Again, amount depends on the number eating. But don't worry it refrigerates extremely well and is delish cold.
**Prepared as instructed on box. If the box directions say to use water, use chicken broth instead. Much tastier :)
8 oz. fresh sugar snap peas
1/2 chopped red bell pepper
15-20 fresh cherry tomatoes, cut in half
Pinch of tarragon (optional)
1 chopped green onion, for garnish
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| Use mixed tomatoes for color |
Chop all veggies, except sugar snaps
Place Sugar snaps in a microwave safe container
add a tablespoon of water, steam in microwave for 40 seconds
In the meantime cook your Quinoa
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| Quinoa in chicken broth before cooking |
I have this lovely little microwave device from Pampered Chef.
It is amazing for cooking rice and quinoa in 10 minutes:)
But the stove top directions will be listed on your quinoa box if you do not have one of these handy little items.
Now its time to get those shrimp started.
Place minced garlic in bowl, add butter
microwave for 10-15 seconds
Heat pan for shrimp
Make sure pan is really hot so the shrimp will turn golden.
Add Shrimp to pan, Baste shrimp with butter garlic mixture.
Go ahead be generous butter is always so tasty :) Continue to baste throughout cooking.
While shrimp are cooking finish up the quinoa
Once the quinoa has soaked in all the liquid, fluff with a fork
Add quinoa and chopped veggies to a mixing bowl
Season with salt and pepper add tarragon if desired
Again, fluff with fork
Once shrimp are opaque and brown on the outside remove from pan
Distribute quinoa onto serving platter add cooked shrimp on top and sprinkle with green onion.
Serve it up.......:)
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| Look at that yummy garlic butter crust on the outside of those shrimp!!!! |
Enjoy Friends!!!!!!
PS This weekend I was also able to whip up an amazing Brunch complete with Mimosas!!! I will share the recipe with you later this week in hopes that you will try it yourself this coming weekend. Cheers!
