Name: Lemon Onion Shrimp
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 29 min
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic (minced); 5 green onions (chopped); 2 lemons (1 juiced and 1 sliced); 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar; 2 pounds large shrimp (peeled and deveined); 3 tablespoons coconut oil; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)

Lemon Onion Shrimp

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 29 mins

Servings servings

Ingredients

2 cloves garlic minced
5 green onions chopped
2 lemons 1 juiced and 1 sliced
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 pounds large shrimp peeled and deveined
3 tablespoons coconut oil
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine first 5 ingredients (garlic through shrimp). Mix well, cover bowl and place in refrigerator to marinate for 4 to 5 hours or overnight.
At time of cooking, remove shrimp from refrigerator.
In a large skillet, heat coconut oil over medium high heat and add shrimp and marinade to skillet.
Cook for 10 to 12 minutes, while stirring regularly to make sure both sides of shrimp cook through.
Remove from heat once shrimp are done (pink and opaque).

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Zucchini pasta (julienne or cut large zucchini lengthwise into thin strips; stir-fry in a skillet coated with olive oil over medium-high heat until slightly limp).

NUTRITION: 344 Calories; 14g Fat (37.1% calories from fat); 47g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 345mg Cholesterol; 340mg Sodium. Exchanges: 6 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2 Fat.

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Lemon Onion Shrimp