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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
6 oz uncooked rotini
Nonstick cooking spray, as needed
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
12 oz medium shrimp, peeled, deveined
2 cup snow peas
1 can sliced water chestnuts - (8 oz), drained
1/3 cup sliced green onions
3 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 1/2 tsp Mexican seasoning
Directions
Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt; drain. Set
aside.
Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat
until hot. Add garlic and red pepper; stir-fry 1 minute. Add shrimp;
stir-fry 5 minutes or until shrimp are opaque. Remove shrimp from skillet.
Add snow peas and 2 tablespoons water to skillet; cook, covered, 1 minute.
Uncover; cook and stir 2 minutes or until snow peas are crisp-tender.
Remove snow peas from skillet.
Combine pasta, shrimp, snow peas, water chestnuts and onions in large bowl.
Blend lime juice, cilantro, oil, soy sauce and Mexican seasoning in small
bowl. Drizzle over pasta mixture; toss to coat. Garnish with radishes,
if desired.
This recipe yields 6 servings.
Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Starch, 1 1/2 Meat.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 169; Calories from Fat 28%; Total Fat 5g;
Saturated Fat 1g; Protein 13g; Carbohydrates 18g; Cholesterol 87mg;
Sodium 244mg; Dietary Fiber 3g.
Comments: Shrimp star in this Mexican-inspired stir-fry. A 3-ounce
serving of shrimp has more calcium than a 1-cup glass of milk. Calcium
deficiencies have been linked to osteoporosis, colon cancer and
hypertension.
Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-21-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 116 Calories; 6g Fat (43.4% calories
from fat); 12g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 86mg
Cholesterol; 186mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat;
1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 Fat.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: n/a
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 6
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