5-STAR GRILLED GREEN SHRIMP

Grilled Green Shrimp

These herbaceous shrimp can be cooked indoors on a nonstick, ridged grill pan, as I did, or on an outdoor grill for an easy, delicious dinner that is friendly on your waistline.

4 servings
3/4 cup chopped parsley
3/4 cup chopped basil
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 tsp extra virgin olive oil
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp pepper
1 1/2 lbs large shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails on

To prepare the marinade, combine the parsley, basil, garlic, oil, salt, and pepper in a zip closed plastic bag. Add the shrimp. Squeeze the air out of the bag, turn to coat the shrimp, and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.

Spray a ridged, nonstick grill pan with cooking spray and set over medium-high heat. Working in batches, if necessary, grill the shrimp until they are just opaque in the center and lightly browned on the outside, 2-3 minutes on each side.

Serve alongside grilled vegetables or over angel hair tossed with olive oil.

N.I. (for a serving of the shrimp only): 125 cal, 3 g fat, 202 mg chol, 451 mg sod, 1 g carb, 0 g fiber, 22 g
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TASTE NOTES
Served with a cup of angel hair pasta and some roasted cauliflower, this was a quick and easy dinner. The combination of parsley, garlic, olive oil, and basil is a no brainer and I think I would try this again with grilled veggies that I'd marinated (separately, of course) in the same flavorful combination.