Shrimp Pesto Quinoa

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  • Number of Servings: 2
Ingredients
1 cup dry qunoa, rinsed10 large shrimp, raw, deveined, peeled4 Tbsn Buitoni Basil Pesto (or pesto of your choosing)
Directions
1. Rinse quinoa and combine with 1 1/2 cups of water; bring to a boil. Once boiling reduce heat to simmer for 15 minutes

2. While quinoa is cooked, if shrimp is frozen, thaw then peel. Cut into bite size pieces.

3. After quinoa has cooked for 15 minutes remove from heat and let sit 5 minutes to absorb all water.

4. Once done, combine all ingredients at once or divide into individual servings.

Serving Size: Makes 2 large servings or 4 smaller servings

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EMS1013KS.

Servings Per Recipe: 2
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 481.1
  • Total Fat: 20.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 63.2 mg
  • Sodium: 323.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 65.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.0 g
  • Protein: 22.6 g

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