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 8 minCook 22 minTotal 30 minUpdated Jul 3, 202630 minHigh ProteinGluten Free

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.

Ingredients

  • 3 piece(s) Yellow potatoes
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 2 piece(s) Garlic, minced
  • 1 piece(s) Onion chopped
  • 1 tsp Red bell pepper coarsely chopped
  • 4 cubes White grape juice
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 1 tbsp Vinegar
  • 12 g Frozen jumbo shrimp (peeled and deveined, no sodium-added)
  • 1 piece(s) Fresh zucchini cut in small chunks
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning no sodium
  • 1/4 tsp Ground black pepper
  • 1 piece(s) Lemon, divided
  • 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese

Instructions

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

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