Need a mid-day pick-me-up to beat the afternoon slump? Looking for a healthy and delicious yet satisfying dinner? Try this Shrimp Quinoa Bowl with Mixed Veggies!
As a food blogger, I tend to have a fairly open palette. I’ll try almost anything and have come to enjoy most foods. Cooking for my family and cooking for myself/this blog, however, are sometimes separate things.
For instance, one of my favorite foods in the whole world is shrimp. I love how it’s a light, lean, delicious way to get my protein in, and how versatile it is. Shrimp has a way of soaking up spices and flavors that just makes me go crazy. I LOVE shrimp! However, I am the only person in my family who eats shrimp. Same goes for quinoa. Oh, my husband will eat it once in a while, but for the most part, he stays away from both quinoa and shrimp.
So this dish today, dear friends, is mine all mine. And now, yours too!
Shrimp Quinoa Bowl with Mixed Veggies
This shrimp quinoa bowl is one that comes together fairly quickly. This makes it an excellent choice for lunch or dinner.
It’s hearty enough to be the main dish, but you could also make this as a side dish for a large dinner party.
What’s in my Shrimp Quinoa Bowl?
This is a versatile recipe that you can definitely customize with your favorite veggies.
For this recipe, I use a base of:
- large shrimp
- quinoa
- mix of red and green peppers
- corn
- broccoli
- onions
- garlic
- spices
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Shrimp Quinoa Bowl with Mixed Veggies
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup quinoa, cooked
- About 1 cup uncooked shrimp
- About 1 cup broccoli, chopped
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 corn on the cob, cooked and cut
- 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, or freshly grated ginger
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook corn on the cob and set aside.
- Cook quinoa according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, heat 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil in a large pan.
- Add red peppers and broccoli and sauté until slightly softened, about 3 minutes.
- Add corn, shrimp, garlic, and onions. Then add the paprika, cumin, and ginger. Sauté for 2-3 minutes, just until the shrimp turns color.
- Slowly add coconut milk. Stir ingredients together for another minute.
- Add cooked quinoa and stir all together.
- Season with salt & pepper to taste.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Wonderful recipe! I really like how quinoa is a gluten-free, protein-rich grain.
What a scrumptious looking dish! I love dishes that are all mine too. I make this macaroni and tomatoes dish that my husband will not touch but it’s one of my simple favorites, I just think yay more for me!
Yum!!! I love shrimp AND quinoa so this is the dish for me!
Well this looks delicious AND healthy
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We all need a little something that is just ours. :) I don’t know if I’ve ever tried quinoa and shrimp together, but I love both. I’ll have to give it a try!
I’ve been struggling to jump on the quinoa bandwagon, but a sure way to get me to buy a ticket? Shrimp. I can’t wait to try this!
Quinoa has always reminded me of seeds. Looks delicious!
I bet this would be a great dish without the shrimp as well- I’ll have to give it a try!
We just cleaned out our pantry and some of our cupboards and found out that we have A LOT of quinoa! I might have to make a version of this–we aren’t shrimp eaters, but we could probably substitute chicken….
Confession: I didn’t like shrimp until about a year ago. I started to intentionally eat a little better and I finally realized, when there was so much junk I was cutting out, all that was left was stuff like shrimp (and a million other yummy/healthy things). So, I finally gave shrimp a real live shot and I loved it!! I still prefer it in things like this rather than just popping them in my mouth all by their lonesome, but that’s a big improvement from before! I’m pinning this recipe! Thanks for sharing, cheers :-)
this looks solo good! I’m always trying to find new ways to make/add quinoa into our regularly scheduled meals, and i KNOW my husband will love this since there’s shrimp!
This looks like the perfect light meal to me! Pinned.
shrimp & quinoa are two of my fave. It looks deli?? thanks for sharing!x
What, I don’t understand, how can you not like shrimp? As you said it absorbs flavors wonderfully, and you can have shrimp that is shelled and tailless for those not wanting to deal with the mess, and for those who think the big shrimp texture us weird there’s adorable baby shrimp!
I’m not the world’s biggest shrimp fan, so I probably wont recreate this dish, but the colors and presentation are so beautiful! It looks like the perfect easy summer dish! Maybe I’ll try with chicken! Happy Friday!
Okay, my husband would love this and he LOVES shrimp!