Zoodles with shrimp skin#

My husband and I are traveling to northern Michigan where I will hike and bike to my hearts content. Speaking of which, I am getting ready to head out on my very first backpacking trip this coming week. Dishes like this help make up for them, as well as get me back on track. You know those weekend getaways, vacations, and holidays with family? Yeah – those.

Some weeks I am more strict with myself, whereas other weeks get away from me. For example: 80/20 – everything I eat within a week will be 80% healthy and mindful eating, where the remaining 20% will be somewhat indulging foods. Depending on how I am feeling, I like to live either by the 80/20 rule or the 90/10 rule. But I like to have a sense of balance with my diet. Not to say that I don’t enjoy and will post those indulging recipes – because I do and I will. If you’ve followed my Instagram or blog, you know that I strive (as well as live for) quick and easy healthy meals. Whatever helps to keep one from ordering takeout! Let’s not forget how quickly shrimp cooks – approximately 5-6 minutes total! Which makes for the perfect meal on days that you know you’re going to be busy. This easy Garlic Honey Lime Shrimp and Zoodles dish comes together in 20 minutes or less!Īside from being low-carb, high-protein, and easy to make – the best part of this recipe is that you more than likely have all of the ingredients in your pantry. Sweet, sticky, garlic lime cooked shrimp and zucchini noodles are the ultimate easy and healthy combination.ĮASY GARLIC HONEY LIME SHRIMP AND ZOODLES You won't regret it, I promise.Garlic Honey Lime Shrimp and Zoodles – the perfect low-carb, high-protein recipe that comes together in one pan in just 20 minutes. Because then you can make Bread and Butter Pickles, Asian Cucumber Salad, and this Shrimp Zoodle Scampi. So if you've been avoiding zoodles for the same reason as I was, do yourself a HUGE favor and just get yourself and mandolin.

Zoodles with shrimp skin#

So let me put it this way: I can make this dish for dinner with a 15-month-old AND after I've worked a long day at a brand new job!Īnd can we talk about how amazingly noodle-esq zucchini can be?! I'm telling you, without the skin of the zucchini on this, I could have taken this photo and passed it off for being pasta. Step 4: Add the cooked shrimp back in and add some lemon zest.Įasy, right? Okay okay, I know you hear 'it's so easy!' all of the time. Step 3: Add stock, salt, and pepper, and then add the zoodles. Step 2: Cook garlic with shrimp in butter. Not only does it add a little extra color, but it will also make the noodles themselves a little mushier. Step 1: Zoodle! Again, if you don't have a fun spiralizer, you can totally use your trusty mandoline.

Red Pepper Flakes - Optional for a little added kick.

Butter, lemon juice, salt, and Parmesan cheese - All key to a good scampi.

Fresh Garlic - Do we ever cook without it?.

Chicken Stock - You're making your own, right? And clarifying it, right?.

See here for notes about which is best to use and why.

Shrimp - Raw or Frozen, but just make sure that they've been peeled and deveined.

Fresh Zucchini - Just cut off the ends, don't worry about that skin, keep it on!.

Once for every precious year missed… Cue my husband's eye-rolling at what he 'affectionately' calls my flare for the dramatics. Therefore, I've made this Shrimp Zoodle Scampi four times in the past month. However, I'm trying to let go and not dwell on all of the YEARS of zoodles I've lost, and I'm determined to make up for this terrible terrible oversight. Needless to say, this discovery was both exciting and oh-my-god-I'm-an-idiot inducing. Annnndd it turns out a gift from my studly husband for 1st wedding anniversary FOUR years ago (can I again emphasize the YEARS), a mandoli ne, CAN ZOODLE MY ZUCCHINIS. So for years, YEARS, I have deprived myself of the wonderous amazing deliciousness that is a zucchini noodle because of this reason. But I haven't wanted to buy / store yet another kitchen gadget - a spiralizer. I have been wanting to make 'Zoodles,' or zucchini noodles, for soooooo long. I have an incredibly embarrassing confession to make. Watching carbs and have a ton of fresh garden zucchinis? These 'zoodles' are a great way to do both, for a fresh healthy, fast, and easy Shrimp Zoodle Scampi!