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Tex-Mex Grilled Scampi

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Recipe

 

Yield

servings

Prep

45 min

Cook

6 min

Ready

50 min
Low in Saturated Fat, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
2 tablespoons lemon juice
fresh
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2 tablespoons tequila
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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2 each hot chili peppers
jalapeño or serrano, thinly sliced
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½ teaspoon salt
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1 pound shrimp
medium, in shells
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Cocktail sauce
½ cup chili sauce
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2 tablespoons hot chili peppers
jalapeño or serrano
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1 tablespoon horseradish
prepared
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1 tablespoon lime juice
fresh
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1 tablespoon tequila

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
3E+1 ml lemon juice
fresh
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3E+1 ml tequila
15 ml vegetable oil
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2 each hot chili peppers
jalapeño or serrano, thinly sliced
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2.5 ml salt
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453.6 g shrimp
medium, in shells
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Cocktail sauce
118 ml chili sauce
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3E+1 ml hot chili peppers
jalapeño or serrano
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15 ml horseradish
prepared
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15 ml lime juice
fresh
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15 ml tequila

Directions

  1. Combine lime juice, tequila, oil, sliced chiles, salt and shrimp in medium bowl; toss to continue.

Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.

  1. Make Cocktail Sauce: Combine all ingredients in small bowl. Makes ¾ cup.

  2. Heat grill. Thread shrimp on 6 skewers. Grill over medium-hot heat 2 to 3 minutes per side, until opaque.

Serve with Cocktail Sauce.

Makes 4 servings.

Shrimp takes only minutes to grill, so have the rest of your menu ready--you'll want to dig in as soon as the shrimp is done.

Prep time: 15 minutes plus marinating Cooking time: 6 minutes



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 184g (6.5 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 21518% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g 7%
Saturated Fat 1g 4%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 221mg 74%
Sodium 1018mg 42%
Total Carbohydrate 3g 3%
Dietary Fiber 2g 9%
Sugars g
Protein 49g
Vitamin A 10% Vitamin C 32%
Calcium 5% Iron 21%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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