RSSMediterranean Sautéed Shrimp & Fennel
From EatingWell: November/December 2009 — Subscribe Now!
Serve this sautéed fennel and shrimp with a tomato-caper sauce in whatever way suits your fancy—with pasta, whole grains, such as bulgur or brown rice, or even mashed potatoes. Serve with: A mixed green salad.
4 servings
Active Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Nutrition Profile
Diabetes appropriate | Low calorie | Low carbohydrate | Low saturated fat | Healthy weight | Heart healthy | View Complete Nutrition Guidelines»
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large fennel bulb, cored and cut into 2-inch-long strips (about 4 cups)
- 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes, preferably fire-roasted
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried
- 1 pound peeled and deveined raw shrimp (21-25 per pound)
- 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
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Preparation
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add fennel and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Add tomatoes and oregano and cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits, about 30 seconds. Add shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until pink and just cooked through, about 4 minutes. Stir in capers and pepper. Serve sprinkled with feta.
Nutrition
187 calories; 7 g fat (2 g sat, 3 g mono); 176 mg cholesterol; 10 g carbohydrates; 21 g protein; 3 g fiber; 610 mg sodium; 412 mg potassium.1/2 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 3 lean meat, 1 fat
Nutrition Note: Vitamin C (45% daily value), Iron (20% dv), Vitamin A (15% dv).
Recipe Categories
- Ease of Preparation
- Easy
- Main Ingredient
- Shellfish
- Health & Diet Considerations
- Heart healthy
- Healthy weight
- Low saturated fat
- Low carbohydrate
- Low calorie
- Diabetes appropriate
- Type of Dish
- Main dish, fish/seafood
- Ethnic/Regional
- Mediterranean
- Meal/Course
- Dinner
- Publication
- November/December 2009
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