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How are Mike and I preparing for the holidays?
Like many of you, we’re collecting recipes for deep fried turkeys, and delicious sides. But beyond the menu planning, we’ve also decided to lose a few pounds around the waistline.
Our goal is to enjoy every bite of every holiday spread our friends and family want to share with us, so we’re paying the piper now. This way we won’t have to hit the gym hard after the holidays.
Seafood and Asparagus Sauté
Thanks to easy meals like this seafood sauté loaded with chunks of cod, lovely pink shrimp and crunchy asparagus, we’ve lost a total of 15 pounds between the two of us this past month.
It’s hard to feel deprived when you’re eating shrimp, right?
Seafood and Asparagus Sauté
If we weren’t eating extra lean these days, I’d add a scoop of quinoa or nutty brown rice to the bottom of the bowl for a little extra oomph.
Happy, healthy cooking!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups asparagus, cut in 1" pieces
- 2 cloves garlic, large and minced
- 1 tablespoon thyme, minced
- 1 small lemon, zested and juiced
- 4 ounces cod, cubed
- 16 medium shrimp , peeled and deveined
- ½ tablespoon butter
- 1 cup green onion, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Preheat a nonstick skillet over medium high heat and add olive oil. Add asparagus and sauté for 5 - 6 minutes until crisp-tender.
- Add garlic, thyme, shrimp cod and lemon and gently stir until seafood is cooked through for 3 - 5 minutes. Do not over cook or fish will be dry.
- Add butter and green onion.
Notes
Calories: 223 Weight Watchers PointsPlus 6 Total Fat: 9.96g Cholesterol: 91mg Sodium: 339mg Total Carbs: 13.96g Dietary Fiber: 5.54g Sugars: 4.47g Protein: 21.17g
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you’re so right, eating shrimp never feels like you’re missing out on something! this looks and sounds scrumptious.
kale recently posted…“the ice cream AND CHERRY”
If I add shrimp to any dish, I can keep my husband happy – dieting or not.
The only thing I might over indulge myself during the holiday season is COOKIES.
Love your stir-fried shrimps. Quick, light and delectable.
Angie@Angie’s Recipes recently posted…Multiseed Bread with Carrot and Yogurt
My daughter-in-law makes incredible cookies. They’re pretty darn hard to resist during the holidays for sure!
Wow! 15LBs! Amazing! This is such a gorgeous elegant dish, Kristi, you just wouldn’t imagine it is low in fat. Delicious!
Hester @ Alchemy in the Kitchen recently posted…Rosemary Garlic Sautéed Potatoes – pretty close to perfect
Hi Hester – we are pretty happy with ourselves. It sure helps to work as a team! Have a wonderful Sunday.
Kristin, I love the way your healthy and colorful Shrimp and Cod Sauté with Asparagus looks like – delicious sounding recipe with lots of terrific ingredients. Unfortunately, we cannot buy green asparagus around here at this time of year but I am sure that your recipe can be easily adapted to another vegetable. I got a big bag of mini brussels sprouts at the farmer´s market today and I was thinking about you because you always present such lovely vegetable dishes!
Have a great weekend!
Hi Andrea – I’m sure you’re right. There are many veggies you could substitue. I can’t say asparagus is in season here, but every once in awhile it’s worth the treat so I pay the extra pennies. Have a wonderful Sunday!
Congratulations! You guys are on a roll…loving this – no compromise on taste.
Thanks Belinda! It’s definitely a challenge cooking this lean.
This is so simple and so full of flavor! So glad to have found your site – it’s awesome!
Alyssa (Everyday Maven) recently posted…Skinny Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas
Hi Alyssa! Thank you so much. I shared your Skinny Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas. They all looked tasty and healthy too!
There is a dish I love to order at a local restaurant that is very close to this and I LOVE it! It is healthy but I know it would be totally satisfying and absolutely delish!
We really enjoyed this, even though the asparagus is a bit expensive this time of year. Have a fantastic weekend!
this looks delish!
Congrats on the minus 15 lbs. Love this dish – yummy shrimp and asparagus.
Evelyne@cheapethniceatz recently posted…Roasted Jerusalem Artichoke and Walnut Salad with Ricotta
Thank you. It’s been a bit of work, but we both feel a whole lot healthier! Have a terrific weekend. I’m off to check out your salad. I love artichokes!
Looks very delicious.
I love everything about this dish Kristi! Beautiful combination of flavors!
Katerina recently posted…Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Mushrooms Salad
Thank you Keterina! I’m off to check out your Roasted Brussels Sprouts recipe. It sounds fantastic!
I’ll take shrimp in anything. This really looks terrific, and very thrifty with the calories. Excellent recipe – thanks.
kitchenriffs recently posted…Roast Brussels Sprouts
Some how your comments ended up in my spam. I’m so glad I review what’s in there! I hope you had an excellent Thanksgiving!
Congrats on the awesome weight loss! It’s amazing how a small change in diet can really add up plus you’re still eating delicious food! That asparagus looks especially tasty.
Food Jaunts recently posted…Lechon Manok – Filipino Roasted Chicken
It’s been fun really working on creating healthy and extra lean meals.
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