Shrimp and Vegetable Skewers

Name: Shrimp and Vegetable Skewers Recipe
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 8 oz Shrimp raw; 2 medium (2-1/2 dia) Onions raw; 3 stalk medium (7-1/2 - 8 lon Celery raw; .5 cup chopped Green Peppers (bell peppers); 1 tbsp Jams preserves jelly; 1 clove Garlic; 1 cup Swanson Chicken Fat Free Chicken Broth Less Sodium; 1 small Summer Squash; .5 cup chopped or sliced Red Ripe Tomatoes; 8 oz Florida's Natural orange juice original premium not from concentrate no pulp pasteurized; 1 tbsp Basil; 0.25 cup Ancient Harvest Traditional Whole Grain Quinoa 1 serving =.25 cup dry

Minutes to Prepare: 120
Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

8 oz Shrimp, raw 2 medium (2-1/2" dia) Onions, raw 3 stalk, medium (7-1/2" - 8" lon Celery, raw .5 cup, chopped Green Peppers (bell peppers) 1 tbsp Jams, preserves, jelly 1 clove Garlic 1 cup Swanson Chicken Fat Free Chicken Broth Less Sodium 1 small Summer Squash .5 cup, chopped or sliced Red Ripe Tomatoes 8 oz Florida's Natural, orange juice, original premium, not from concentrate, no pulp, pasteurized 1 tbsp Basil 0.25 cup Ancient Harvest Traditional Whole Grain Quinoa, 1 serving =.25 cup dry

Directions

Place orange juice, garlic, 2 tsp Apricot jam and basil in saucepan; bring to boil. Simmer for 15 minutes and cool. Place shrimp in bowl and pour orange juice mixture over shrimp; marinate for at least an 1 hour.
Cut vegetables in 1' pieces; place in shallow pan, then pour shrimp and marinade over vegetables and continue to marinade for at least another hour.
Prepare Quinoa per package directions, using chicken broth instead of water. Place 1 tsp of apricot jam into cooked Quinoa and stir.
Place vegetables and shrimp on skewers. You may grill them for about 5 minutes, or place under broiler for about 8 minutes, turn one time.
Serve.

Serving Size: 2-Servings of 4 Skewers

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KYRED5.

Servings Per Recipe: 2

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 378.8
Total Fat: 4.0 g
Cholesterol: 172.3 mg
Sodium: 518.2 mg
Total Carbs: 55.5 g
Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
Protein: 31.3 g

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