{"id":501,"date":"2012-03-07T11:29:57","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T16:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnlocklair.com\/blog\/?p=501"},"modified":"2012-03-07T11:29:57","modified_gmt":"2012-03-07T16:29:57","slug":"shrimp-squash-with-wild-brown-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johnlocklair.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/shrimp-squash-with-wild-brown-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrimp & Squash with Wild Brown Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had to work late one night recently, so Penny and the kids took the opportunity to have dinner her mom and grandmother in Bonneau. I am the sole seafood fan in the house, so I thought I’d make a new shrimp dish I’ve had rolling around in my head for the past couple of weeks.\u00a0I have been changing my eating habits to be healthier and I’ve lost about 12 pounds so far, but more importantly, I feel so much better! So this dish is a result of my changed thinking.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>PREPPING:<\/strong> I purchased some wild-caught shrimp<\/a> from our local Publix market<\/a>, along with some shredded parmesan cheese. When I got home I diced a small zucchini \u00a0and a small yellow squash. I also diced a third of a large bell pepper and a third of a large sweet red pepper (they were on sale…). Then I chopped half a stick of celery and a half dozen baby sweet carrots. Lastly, I cut about 10 cherry tomatoes in half.<\/p>\n

COOKING:<\/strong> \u00a0This part is all about timing…You don’t want to over cook anything or it will get mushy. With a couple of tablespoons of olive oil and a tiny pat of butter in a medium hot frying pan, I sauteed the peeled shrimp, which I had cut in half to be more bite-sized. Add a liberal amount of Mrs. Dash Table Blend and a smaller amount of ground red cayenne pepper. Cooked just until the pink was starting to appear \u2013 2 or 3 minutes. Then I added the squash, peppers, celery, carrots, more Mrs. Dash and fresh-ground pepper and stir fried for about 2 minutes. Then I added the tomatoes last. Stir fried for another 2-3 minutes and added some shredded parmesan cheese. Stirred a couple of times, removed from the burner and put a glass lid on the pan to keep hot.<\/p>\n

I confess that in this one instance, I had forgotten to cook my brown and wild rice, which would have taken about 20 minutes or more. So, it was Uncle Ben’s 90-second brown and rice medley to the rescue! It has a bit more sodium than the one I usually cook, but it tastes great.<\/p>\n

EATING:<\/strong>\u00a0I had cut back my soda consumption to once a week, so I took the opportunity to drink a hot (spicy) Ginger Ale with the meal and it was perfect.<\/p>\n

VARIATIONS:<\/strong> \u00a0There are lots of variations you can apply to this general recipe: \u00a0use chicken (cook a little longer initially), change up the veggies, add the cooked rice in the middle and stir fry, try your own favorite spices, serve over angel hair pasta, add a little white sauce… feel free to get creative and enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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