It's a seafood kind of night🎉
Tomato Salmon Skillet
Type: seafood
Vegetarian: 🙁
Vegan: 🙁
⏰ 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1¼ lb salmon, skinned and cut into 4 portions
- 2 tbsp olive oil, split into two portions
- 1 zucchini, halved and thinly sliced
- ½ cup chopped onion
- ⅓ cup dry white wine
- 1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 2 oz cream cheese, cut into cubes
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground pepper
Nutrition:
- calories: 516
- fat: 38g
- cholesterol: 111mg
- carbs: 51g
- protein: 50g
- sodium: 730mg
Directions:
- Pat salmon dry and sprinkle with 1/8 tsp each salt and pepper. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the salmon and cook until the underside is browned and releases easily from the pan, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Once underside is nicely browned, gently flip salmon and continue to cook until opaque in the center, another 2 to 3 minutes.
- Transfer to a plate and cover with foil or something similar to keep warm
- Meanwhile, add the remaining 1 tbsp oil, zucchini and onion to the pan. Cook, stirring, until starting to soften, about 3 minutes.
- Increase heat to medium-high and add wine. Cook, stirring, until the liquid has mostly evaporated, about 2 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, cream cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and the remaining 1/8 tsp each salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, until the cream cheese is melted, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Return salmon to the pan and turn pan to coat salmon with the sauce. Top the whole thing off with a generous pinch of basil, then serve!
Super Shrimp Scampi
Type: seafood
Vegetarian: 🙁
Vegan: 🙁
⏰ 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1½ lb fresh or frozen shrimp in shells
- 6 oz whole-wheat or plain linguine
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp dry white wine or chicken broth
- 1 tbsp chives or parsley, chopped
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1/8 tsp salt
Nutrition:
- calories: 341
- fat: 9g
- cholesterol: 22mg
- carbs: 35g
- protein: 29g
- sodium: 1040mg
Directions:
- Thaw shrimp, if frozen. Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails intact, if desired. Rinse shrimp; pat dry with paper towels.
- Cook linguine according to package directions. Drain and keep warm.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic; cook and stir for 15 seconds. Add shrimp and cook for 2 to 4 minutes, or until shrimp turn opaque, stirring often
- Transfer shrimp to a serving platter using a slotted spoon or similar object to gently handle the shrimp
- Add wine, butter, and salt to the skillet. Cook and stir over medium heat to loosen any browned bits and to melt butter. Pour butter mixture over shrimp.
- Transfer to plate on top of the Linguine, sprinkle with chives before chowing down.
Garlic Shrimp
Type: seafood
Vegetarian: 🙁
Vegan: 🙁
⏰ 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1½ tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp water
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 6 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp butter, cut into 4 equal pieces, divided
- 1/3 cup chopped parsley, divided
- 1 tbsp caper brine
- 1/2 tbsp salt
Nutrition:
- calories: 196
- fat: 12g
- cholesterol: 188mg
- carbs: 3g
- protein: 19g
- sodium: 244mg
Directions:
- Heat olive oil in a heavy skillet over high heat until it begins to smoke. Place shrimp in an even layer in the pan and cook for 1 minute without stirring.
- Season shrimp with salt; cook and stir until shrimp begin to turn pink, about 1 minute.
- Add garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir for 1 minute.
- Stir in lemon juice, caper brine, 1 piece of butter, and 1/2 of the parsley; cook until butter has melted, about 1 minute.
- Reduce heat to low and stir in remaining butter. Cook and stir until butter has melted, sauce is thick, and shrimp are pink and opaque, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove shrimp with a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl; continue to cook butter sauce, adding water, 1 tsp at a time, if too thick, about 2 minutes.
- Season with salt to taste; serve shrimp topped with the pan sauce and remaining parsley.