Sweet and Spicy Shrimp

Submitted by meltedcountry

"This is one of my all time favorite shrimp recipes, and I got it from Weight Watchers of all places! I have in my notes that a serving size is 4.5 oz and only 2 points. Note: I usually double the sauce and add a handful of snow peas with the vegetables"

 

• Ready In: 13mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 3⁄4 lb uncooked peeled and deveined large shrimp
• 1⁄4 cup soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons Splenda sugar substitute
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sesame oil or 1/2 teaspoon peanut oil
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 1 small bell pepper, sliced

directions

1. Mix soy sauce, splenda, cornstarch and crushed red pepper: set aside.
2. Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Cook onion, and pepper in oil 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender.
4. Stir in soy sauce mixture and add shrimp.
5. Cook 3-5 minutes or until shrimp are pink and firm and sauce is thickened.
6. Great served over rice (not included in points!).
7. ENJOY!

Reviews

[MelissaO]

Very good! I like Chinese food with shrimp, so this was nice. I used a full 2 lbs. of shrimp (frozen and defrosted) and upped the sauce a bit. I also was able to omit the oils when I used a 12 oz bag of 3 peppers and onion frozen mix and a 12 oz bag of broccoli cuts (good tip, Indiana Debbie!). Only thing I need to do next time is add a bit more cornstarch as it was a bit runny (but I didn't measure well, I think!) I served it over brown rice.... thanks for the recipe!

 

[teresas]

This dish looks great plated because it has a wonderful mixture of colors. I did throw in some snow peas and used red bell peppers. The only thing I did not care for was that it was a bit too salty for my liking. Next time I will try low sodium soy sauce. I'm not sure if that will lower the salt taste. I have never used it before. Thanks for posting.

 

[PaulaG]

I reduced the recipe to serve 1, doubled the amount of soy sauce leaving the remainder of the ingredients alone. It is a super quick and delicious dinner. It was served over Rice Pilav With Orzo Recipe #134294 with a side of steamed broccoli.

 

[Indiana Debbie]

I made this exactly as written and it was excellent. I served it with a side of broccoli but next time I think I will add the broccoli to everything else and stir fry it too! I bet this would also be good with chicken. Thank you for a great recipe.