Margarita Shrimp

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 283.2

Total Fat: 10.1 g
Cholesterol: 173.5 mg
Sodium: 197.6 mg
Total Carbs: 8.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 4.2 g
Protein: 25.1 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Margarita Shrimp calories by ingredient

Introduction

This dish has all those great margarita flavors, plus shrimp, avocado & cilantro. It takes almost no time to make--shelling the shrimp is the only real work here. This dish has all those great margarita flavors, plus shrimp, avocado & cilantro. It takes almost no time to make--shelling the shrimp is the only real work here.

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

16 oz. shrimp, raw

1 fl. oz. lime juice

1 tbsp light margarine

1 jalapeno pepper

3 cloves garlic

1 tsp pepper, red or cayenne

4 fl. oz. tequila

4 cups romaine lettuce, shredded

1 avocado, without skin and seed

2 tbsp cilantro, raw

Directions

Put the shrimp in a bowl & pour the lime juice over; mix well.
In a wide nonstick skillet, melt the butter.
When it's foaming, add the minced pepper and garlic and cook for 2 minutes over medium heat.
Add the shrimp,lime juice and cayenne pepper and cook about 4 more minutes, or until the shrimp are pink and start to curl.
Add salt & pepper to taste, then pour in the tequila.
Cook for 3 minutes more or until the liquid is reduced to a little sauce.
Serve the shrimp on a bed of romaine lettuce, decorated with the avocado and sprinkled with cilantro.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANEWAY.