Hawaiian Style Shrimp

Hawaiian Style Shrimp ! A Salty and Sweet Delight

Getting bored with the same old food combinations prompted me to create this recipe. It is a combination of sweet and salty, with a hint of cinnamon. Sounds strange, but it is delicious. It's light, yet filling. It packs 32.6 grams of protein with only 5.3 grams of fat. Think being on the sunny beach of Hawaii enjoying the luau. At first my family was skeptical upon seeing it on their plates, never having this combination of food items put together in such a way. Just like the “Mikey” commercial for Life cereal (a long time ago); Wow… I just “dated” myself; anyway, my three twenty somethings stared at their plates, then stared at one another. They had my daughter try it first, as she is the youngest, just like Mikey. She loved it! Then of course her brothers followed suit sensing there was no real hidden danger in the feast set before them.

It was a beautiful spring day and I just returned home from a 4 mile walk with the family at the park and I was absolutely ravenous! I didn’t want to spend the next hour mixing, dicing, chopping and baking. Not to mention the clean up. So I looked through the freezer and the pantry seeking something fast and easy. I typically follow a modified Keto lifestyle so I will say this is definitely carb heavy and I would only eat it on my high carb day (I have 1 higher carb day per week). For the average person though it has great macros and is an easy way to get in some vegetables. This dish is light enough that you aren't stuffed but are definitely full and satisfied, it fills the plate well with an appealing presentation.

This is what I found.

It’s super fast and easy. One pan is all you need. I melted the butter and added the cauliflower rice, cooking on medium heat. It takes about 10 minutes. In the meantime, I placed the shrimp in a bowl of cold water. I like to remove the tails prior to cooking, but this is entirely up to you if you remove them or not.

Then mix the pineapple juice and the swerve.

When the cauliflower rice is cooked, add salt to taste, as cauliflower rice is rather tasteless without seasoning and salt is a fantastic flavor enhancer. Add the shrimp and pineapple, mix it all together. Pour the pineapple juice and swerve mixture over the top and simmer just until the shrimp and pineapple are warm.

Do NOT cook. As the shrimp is already cooked. It just needs to be warmed. If you cook it, the shrimp become rubbery and tough.

RECIPE

Hawaiian Style Shrimp

Ready in 20 minutes

Serves 2 people

301 calories per serving

Protein 32.6g

Carbohydrate 36.9g

Fat 5.3g

Sodium 695mg

Fiber 5.2g

Calcium 37.4%

Iron 18.5%

Potassium 354mg

Vitamin A 15.9%

Vitamin C 167%

These percentages are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your caloric needs.

Ingredients

10 oz Frozen Cauliflower Rice

11 oz Frozen Cooked Shrimp

1 Tbsp Organic Grass Fed Butter

8 oz canned Organic Pineapple

4 oz of Pineapple Juice (from canned pineapple)

1 ½ Tbsp Brown Sugar Swerve

Preparation

Melt butter in a fry pan. Sautee the cauliflower rice over a medium heat until done. Salt to taste.

Add the shrimp and pineapple

Mix swerve and pineapple juice

Pour over shrimp mixture

Heat until warmed through. DO NOT over cook as the shrimp will become tough

Sprinkle with cinnamon

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