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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Do you want to make a super special dinner for your loved one, but don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen? This is the dish for you.
Sumptuous curls of shrimp are bathed in a rich, garlicky sauce and then nestled on a bed of welcoming zucchini noodles.
What? Garlic? On Valentine’s Day? I hear you cry.
It’s not a problem if both of you eat it, and trust me, you’re both going to want to eat this. Light some candles, turn the music on low. And I dare you to nibble a noodle from both ends, Lady and the Tramp style. Enjoy!
Hands-on Overall
Nutritional values (per serving)
Net carbs7.8 grams
Protein24.7 grams
Fat57.7 grams
Calories638 kcal
Calories from carbs 5%, protein 15%, fat 80%
Total carbs9 gramsFiber1.2 gramsSugars5.9 gramsSaturated fat32.9 gramsSodium925 mg(40% RDA)Magnesium59 mg(15% RDA)Potassium606 mg(30% EMR)
Ingredients (makes 2 servings)
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (15 ml)
- 250 g shrimp, fresh or frozen (8.8 oz)
- sea salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter (14 g/ 0.5 oz)
- 4 tsp minced garlic, or less to taste
- 1/2 cup chicken broth or vegetable stock (120 ml/ 4 fl oz)
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream (180 ml/ 6 fl oz)
- 4 tbsp cream cheese (60 g/ 2.1 oz)
- 1 tbsp chopped dill or parsley
- 1 medium zucchini, spiralized (200 g/ 7.1 oz)
Instructions
- Prepare all the ingredients.
- Spiralize your zucchini and let it drain in a colander over the sink while you prepare the shrimp.
- Heat the oil in a heavy based frying pan. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper and then sear over high heat until pink, 1-2 minutes per side depending on the size of your shrimp.
- Remove the shrimp from the pan and sit to one side.
- Melt the butter over medium heat in the same pan and then add garlic. Cook gently for a minute or so until it is fragrant.
- Add the chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Add the cream and cream cheese and cook until they are all combined, stirring constantly.
- Toss the zoodles through the sauce and then add the shrimp.
- Garnish with a sprinkle of chopped dill. Serve hot, with a kiss. Store in a covered container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Ingredient nutritional breakdown (per serving)
| Net carbs | Protein | Fat | Calories |
|---|
| Olive oil, extra virgin |
| 0 g | 0 g | 6.8 g | 60 kcal |
| Prawns, shrimp (raw, peeled) |
| 0.5 g | 18 g | 1 g | 83 kcal |
| Salt, sea salt |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Pepper, black, spices |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Butter, unsalted, grass-fed |
| 0 g | 0.1 g | 5.8 g | 51 kcal |
| Garlic, fresh |
| 1.7 g | 0.4 g | 0 g | 8 kcal |
| Chicken stock (broth), chicken only, homemade |
| 0 g | 1.2 g | 1.2 g | 16 kcal |
| Cream, heavy whipping, pouring, full-fat (30-40% fat) |
| 2.3 g | 1.7 g | 34.2 g | 329 kcal |
| Cream cheese, soft (full-fat) |
| 1 g | 2.1 g | 8.4 g | 74 kcal |
| Dill, fresh |
| 0.1 g | 0.1 g | 0 g | 1 kcal |
| Zucchini (summer squash, courgette) |
| 2.1 g | 1.2 g | 0.3 g | 17 kcal |
| Total per serving |
| 7.8 g | 24.7 g | 57.7 g | 638 kcal |
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