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Healthy Baked Goods Recipes Made Without Gluten and Sugar

Spicy Shrimp with Fennel

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Another 1 pan easy to fix meal. I made the spicy shrimp two ways: 1. with wasabi paste and 2. with dried chili peppers. Both versions came out terrific so I am writing this recipe as an either or in regards to which spice you choose to use.

If you love asparagus or want to make asparagus a favorite vegetable of others try this easy recipe. It is a great side dish to go with any protein or on top of pasta for vegetarian meal.

Spicy Shrimp with Fennel

Ingredients:

  • 8 medium cleaned shrimp
  • 1 fennel sliced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and pepper

For the Marinade:

  • 2 tablespoon tequila
  • 1 teaspoon wasabi paste or dried chili pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon mirin
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  1. Combine the ingredients for the marinade in a bowl, add the shrimp which has been salt and peppered to taste and marinate for about 10 to 15 minutes.
  2. In a skillet heat the olive oil, add the sliced fennel with some salt and saute for about 7 minutes. Add the shrimp to the pan and cook until the shrimp is plump and pink (careful not to over cook the shrimp).

wasbi spiced shrimp

Shrimp Pesto Pasta

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This is a very tasty use of the pesto sauce. This dish will be ready in under 15 minutes.

Shrimp Pesto Pasta

Ingredients

  • Pesto Sauce
  • gluten free pasta – of your choice cooked per package instructions
  • shrimp – cleaned and deveined
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme (optional)
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. In a skillet heat the butter and add the fresh thyme, salt & pepper the shrimp and cook until pink; add the pesto sauce to the pan to heat thru and then toss in your pasta.

Grilled Romaine & Shrimp Salad

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A light refreshing salad that only takes minutes to make.

Grilled Romaine & Shrimp Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 head of Romaine lettuce: washed, dried and cut in 1/2 lengthwise
  • 8 med/large shrimp: shelled and deveined
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • salt
  • pepper
  • olive oil

Takes

Instructions

  1. **I serve this with my roasted tomato dressing (recipe on blog site)
  2. Heat grill pan on stove top. Put about 1 tablespoon of olive oil on the grill pan to heat up. Sprinkle the romaine with some olive oil (about a teaspoon on each side). Place the lettuce on the heated grill and grill for 3 to 5 minutes on both sides.
  3. While Romaine is grilling season the shrimp with salt and pepper to taste and the paprika.
  4. Remove grilled Romaine to plate.
  5. Add another teaspoon or so of olive oil if you think you need it. Grill the shrimp until opaque – about 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Put the shrimp on each of the halves of grilled Romaine. You can serve this with or without dressing, I served it with my Roasted Tomato Dressing and got rave reviews.