Stuffed Shrimp A La Chris from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Stuffed Shrimp A La Chris Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

0.50 ts Chili powder
0.25 ts Ground white pepper
0.25 ts Ground red pepper
0.13 ts Salt
0.13 ts Ground oregano
0.13 ts Ground thyme
12.00 lg Shrimp, peeled, deveined and
-butterflied
1.00 ts Low-sodium Worcestershire
-sauce
1.00 sl Lean bacon, finely chopped
0.50 c Finely chopped onions
0.50 c Finely chopped green bell
-pepper
0.50 c Finely chopped celery
1.00 ts Salt-free chicken bouillon
-granules
0.50 c Water
0.33 c Finely chopped green onions
0.50 c Fine dry bread crumbs
1.00 tb Lemon juice
2.00 sl Slices lean bacon, cut into
-1/2-inch strips (12 pieces)

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a small bowl, combine the chili powder, white
and red peppers, salt, oregano and thyme, mixing well.
Put the shrimp in a medium bowl and toss with 1
teaspoon of the seasoning mix and the Worcestershire
sauce. Set aside the remaining seasoning.
In a large skillet over high heat, fry the finely
chopped bacon until crisp. Add the onions, bell
pepper, and celery to the skillet and saute' for 3
minutes, stirring constantly. Dissolve the bouillon in
the water. Add the bouillon and the green onions to
the skillet. Cook, stirring constantly for 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in the bread curmbs,
lemon juice, and the remaining seasoning mix, stirring
well to mix.
Allow the stuffing to cool to the touch, then
stuff each shrimp with 1 teaspoon of the mixture. Wrap
one bacon strip around each stuffed shrimp and secure
with toothpicks. Arrange the shrimp on a baking sheet
that has been sprayed with nonstick vegetable cooking
spray. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the shrimp is
done and the bacon is crispy. Remove the toothpicks
before serving.
This easy-to-make dish can be prepared a day ahead
of serving; just keep it in the refrigerator until
ready to bake.
PER SERVING: KCAL 81, FATGM 3, CHOL 59, SODmg 313
Source: Enola Prudhomme's "Low-Calorie CAJUN
Cooking".
Posted on NVN by Chris Tomlinson.

Servings: 4

“That's something I've noticed about food: whenever there's a crisis if you can get people to eating normally things get better.”

~ Madeleine L'Engle (1918--) American author.

 

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