Yellow Potato and Red Pepper Shrimp Sauté

This dish is reminiscent of shrimp scampi but is veggie-centric with its mix of potatoes, bell peppers, onions, and zucchini. The potatoes are partially cooked in the microwave before sautéing, for a meal that's on the table in 30 minutes.

• Prep: 15 min
• Cook: 15 min
• Total: 30 min
• Servings: 4
• Cuisine: American
• Difficulty: Easy

Dietary

• Pescatarian
• Gluten-Free
• Nut-Free
• Soy-Free
• Egg-Free

Tags

• sauté
• quick
• healthy
• savory
• fresh

Ingredients

• 3 yellow potatoes (medium)
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 clove garlic (minced)
• 1 onion (small, chopped)
• 1 red bell pepper (medium, coarsely chopped)
• 0.5 cup white grape juice
• 0.5 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 12 ounce shrimp (frozen, jumbo, peeled and deveined, no sodium-added)
• 1 zucchini (medium, fresh, cut in small chunks)
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (no sodium)
• 0.25 teaspoon black pepper (ground)
• 1 lemon (divided)
• 0.25 cup Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Pierce the skin of each yellow potato with a fork; microwave potatoes on high for 2 minutes.
2. Turn yellow potatoes over and microwave 2 more minutes.
3. Remove from microwave and let cool slightly.
4. While yellow potatoes are cooling, heat olive oil in large saucepan.
5. Add garlic, onion, and red bell pepper, and cook about 3 to 4 minutes.
6. Cube yellow potatoes.
7. Add white grape juice, water, and vinegar to saucepan; bring to boil.
8. Add shrimp, zucchini, yellow potatoes, and Italian seasoning.
9. Return to boil, and simmer 5 to 8 minutes, until shrimp, yellow potatoes, and zucchini are done.
10. The flesh of the shrimp should be an opaque color.
11. Cut the lemon in half; squeeze juice from half the lemon into the saucepan.
12. Serve the Parmesan cheese and lemon wedges cut from the remaining lemon half.

Notes

Serving Suggestions: Serve with an 8 ounce glass of fat-free (skim) milk, one slice whole-grain bread, and 1/2 peach, sliced.

Nutrition (per serving)

• Calories: 311
• Protein: 15.4 g
• Carbohydrates: 42.3 g
• Fat: 9.7 g
• Fiber: 4.9 g
• Sodium: 171 mg
• Saturated Fat: 2.2 g
• Sugar: 10.5 g
• Cholesterol: 88 mg