Shrimp And Snow Peas With Rotini from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Shrimp And Snow Peas With Rotini Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

6 oz uncooked rotini
Nonstick cooking spray, as needed
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
12 oz medium shrimp, peeled, deveined
2 cups snow peas
1 can sliced water chestnuts - (8 oz), drained
1/3 cup sliced green onions
3 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 1/2 tsp Mexican seasoning

Recipe Instructions:

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt; drain. Set aside.

Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot. Add garlic and red pepper; stir-fry 1 minute. Add shrimp; stir-fry 5 minutes or until shrimp are opaque. Remove shrimp from skillet.

Add snow peas and 2 tablespoons water to skillet; cook, covered, 1 minute. Uncover; cook and stir 2 minutes or until snow peas are crisp-tender. Remove snow peas from skillet.

Combine pasta, shrimp, snow peas, water chestnuts and onions in large bowl. Blend lime juice, cilantro, oil, soy sauce and Mexican seasoning in small bowl. Drizzle over pasta mixture; toss to coat. Garnish with radishes, if desired.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Starch, 1 1/2 Meat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 169; Calories from Fat 28%; Total Fat 5g; Saturated Fat 1g; Protein 13g; Carbohydrates 18g; Cholesterol 87mg; Sodium 244mg; Dietary Fiber 3g.

Comments: Shrimp star in this Mexican-inspired stir-fry. A 3-ounce serving of shrimp has more calcium than a 1-cup glass of milk. Calcium deficiencies have been linked to osteoporosis, colon cancer and hypertension.

Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-21-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"

Servings: 6

“Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.”

~ Doug Larson

 

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