Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Shrimp Scampi with Couscous - It's What's For Dinner

PRE-STORY: I thought I'd share some of my personal middle of the week meals that I prepare. Most of the time I'm in a hurry, so I try to blend lots of flavors and healthy ingredients in 30 minutes or so.

DISH: Seafood
SOURCE/ADAPTED FROM: Personal Recipe
PREP TIME: ~10 minutes COOK TIME: 20 minutes

• 1 box Couscous - any flavor - you'll only need about 1/2 the box, save the rest for lunch
• Olive Oil
• 1/4 Red Onion, diced
• 1 clove Garlic, minced
• 1/2 bag Spinach, course stems removed
• 1/4 Cup Pine Nuts, slightly toasted
• 3/4 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/2 Cup Fat-Free Herbed Feta Cheese
• 10 Cherry Tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 Cucumber, diced
• Coarse salt, pepper, dried oregano, Italian Seasoning, red hot peppers, any other seasoning you like

Prepare the couscous per package directions.

Heat a large skillet with olive oil (I used a bit of garlic flavored olive oil). Add onions, season with salt, and let them carmelize for about 5 minutes. Add garlic, cook for ~3 minutes. Add spinach and cook until wilted. Remove all ingredients from skillet and set aside.

Add some olive oil to skillet. Add shrimp, season with seasoning of choice, cook until pink 1/2 way through. Flip shrimp and add vegetables back to skillet. Cook ~2 minutes. Add pinenuts, cook 1 minute. Add couscous to skillet, mix all ingredients together. Top with feta, cook ~2 minutes.

Serve in bowls, topped with tomatoes and cucumbers.

SERVES / NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
Serves 2

Calories: I don't know but it seems relatively healthy.

RATING/DIFFICULTY:
3 Good but Needs Tweakin!!!

Easy Peasy

SERVED WITH:
It's a one-dish meal!

FINAL NOTES:
Play with the spices, add sun-dried tomatoes and olives and it's truly Greek. This will also work with chicken or pork. Very versatile and have I mentioned EASY!