Lemon Pepper Shrimp- A Sparkedmom Recipe for Your Healthy Family

This Momma loves her some shrimp scampi, and I had scored a 2lb bag of frozen peel and eat a while back so I threw together this little number in about 15 min- gotta love that! Perfect meal when paired with some steamed vegi's (we had broccoli on hand) or you could use for a salad topper, over brown rice, whole wheat pasta- you get the idea- just make sure your portion size is hearty enough to meet a full serving of protein. See chart on Eat This tab for suggested portion sizes by weight.


 

 

 

 

 

 





What I used:
1lb of Raw Shrimp
2 TBS of coconut oil
1/2 fresh lemon
2 fat garlic cloves minced (or crushed)
Mrs Dash Garlic & Herb, and Pepper




What I did:
Thaw frozen shrimp in cool water. Sauté garlic in oil over med/high heat while you rinse/drain shrimp. Add shrimp to pan, squeeze lemon half and throw in pan, season with Mrs. Dash, and pepper to taste. Sauté until shrimp is pink and firm- only takes a couple minutes and delish! This batch served 2, so make sure you double/triple if you are making for the fam-bam- it's finger lickin' for sure!

One thing I really miss about not living closer to the coast is fresh, inexpensive seafood- it's not on the list of preferred nutritious protein choices due to being a "bottom feeder" but every so often it's a great treat for those summer nights you want to pretend your on vacation. If you have kids, you are totally with me on that one!

What is your favorite Vacation Destination? I love Hawaii!!