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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 20, 2016
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Tasty seafood dinner ready in 25 minutes! Enjoy this shrimp dish made using Muir Glen™ organic tomatoes and served over grits.

Shrimp with Lightened Grits

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

Grits

  • 1 can (12 oz) evaporated fat-free milk
  • 3/4 cup no-salt-added chicken broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 3/4 cup uncooked quick-cooking corn grits or instant polenta

Shrimp

  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 1 slice bacon, chopped
  • 1 lb uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined, thawed if frozen
  • 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic no-salt-added diced tomatoes, drained
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 2-quart saucepan, heat evaporated milk, 1/2 cup of the chicken broth and water to boiling over medium-high heat; stir in grits with wire whisk. Reduce heat to low; cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens. Remove from heat; cover to keep warm.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, cook onion and bacon over medium-high heat about 5 minutes, until bacon is crisp and onion is golden brown. Add remaining chicken broth and all remaining shrimp ingredients except lemon peel. Cook about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are pink. Remove from heat; stir in lemon peel. Serve immediately over warm grits.

Nutrition

280 Calories
2 1/2g Total Fat
23g Protein
41g Total Carbohydrate
11g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
280
Calories from Fat
25
Total Fat
2 1/2g
4%
Saturated Fat
1g
4%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
120mg
40%
Sodium
700mg
29%
Potassium
520mg
15%
Total Carbohydrate
41g
14%
Dietary Fiber
2g
10%
Sugars
11g
Protein
23g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
20%
20%
Vitamin C
8%
8%
Calcium
30%
30%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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