Honey lime shrimp and vegetables

Just looking at the photo of this Honey lime shrimp and vegetables makes my mother start to water. The delicious recipe this week is from guest blogger Karyl at Karyl’s Kulinary Krusade.

Karyl says, “if your craving shrimp but just not sure what to do with it you should give this Honey lime Shrimp and vegetables a try. There is so much flavor infused into one bowl of goodness!”

Honey lime shrimp and vegetables recipe

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Ingredients

• 1 pound large/x large shrimp, peeled and deveined (I use 21-26)
• 1/2 cup dry long-grain white rice
• 1 Tablespoon margarine (I use Smart Balace)
• 1/4 cup diced celery
• 1/4 cup diced carrots
• 1/4 cup diced onions
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• Your choice of vegetables, cut into bite-sized pieces (I use asparagus, green beans, snap peas, mushrooms, zucchini)
• Marinade
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 T honey
• juice of one lime
• zest of one lime
• 4 cloves garlic, smashed
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

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Instructions

• Combine marinade ingredients, and pour over shrimp in sealable container (Ziploc bag, Tupperware, etc.)
• Marinade in fridge for at least 30 minutes, up to 4 hours
• Remove shrimp from fridge, and let sit for 10 minutes
• Cook rice, according to package directions
• In large skillet over medium heat, melt margarine
• Add celery, carrots, onions and garlic, and sauté until soft, about 5-7 minutes
• Add sturdiest vegetables first (zucchini, green beans), and sauté for 5 minutes
• In small saucepan, add marinade and cook over medium-low heat until marinade reduces slightly
• Add remaining vegetables to skillet, and sauté for 5 minutes
• Move vegetables to edge of skillet
• Add shrimp, cook 1-2 minutes per side, until shrimp is pink
• Combine shrimp and vegetables, pour marinade, combine fully
• Sever shrimp and vegetables over rice

After you make this yummy Honey lime Shrimp and vegetables, be sure to hop on over to Karyl’s Kulinary Krusade and check out all her other healthy and delicious recipes and so much more.