A Colourful Meal

To put it blatantly, I was bored tonight and looking for a new and bold-tasting meal. And I definitely created one!

"What is this delicious looking creation?" you ask. Well, it's stuffed zucchini, honey mustard-glazed veggies, and spicy shrimp teriyaki. It's pretty low-cal considering the mass amounts of flavour you get. I'll post the nutrition info as I go on.

To make this marvelous meal, continue reading...

Note that all these ingredients are for one serving. So add as you need them.

STUFFED ZUCCHINI (make this first so it can bake while you prep the other dishes):

You will need:

1 zucchini

1/4 red pepper, diced

1 green onion, chopped

1 tbsp pesto

3 tbsp Ricotta Cheese Light

1 tbsp of bacon bits

1. Preheat the over to 375

2. Slice the zucchini in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds to make a trench.

3. Chop up what you've removed from the zucchini. Mix it with the diced pepper and green onion.

4. Add the Ricotta, pesto, and bacon bits to the veggies.

5. Scoop this mixture into the trenches of the zucchini.

6. Bake for about 30 mins, or until the outer zucchini softens. 

Nutrition: 151 calories, 7.5g of fat, 10g of carbs, 6.5g of protein

HONEY MUSTARD-GLAZED VEGGIES:

You'll need:

About 15 baby carrots

1/2 red pepper

1/2 cup frozen cut green beans

3 tbsp honey mustard

What to do:

1. Boil the carrots and beans until tender.

2. Add in the pepper.

3. Stir in the honey mustard

(too easy)

Nutrition Info: 192 cals, 1g of fat, 35g of carbs, 3g of protein

SPICY SHRIMP TERIYAKI:

What you'll need:

3 oz shrimp (about 6 oz when frozen)

1 1/2 tbsp ketchup

1/4 tbsp honey

1/2 tbsp soy sauce

1 clove garlic, minced

1 green onion, chopped

cayenne pepper, to your preference

ginger, to your preference

black pepper, to your preference

Procedure:
1. Boil the shrimp until they turn pink. Remove the tails.
2. While they boil, mix the ketchup, honey, soy sauce, and any of the spices you chose to add.
3. Once the shrimp are boiled, strain them.
4. Toss them in a pan with the onions and garlic for about 10 mins
5. Remove from heat, and add the saucey mixture. Mix until coated.


Nutrition Info: 83cal, 1g of fat, 9.5g of carbs, 16g of protein




Total Nutrition info of the entire meal:
426 cal, 8.5g of fat, 54.5g of carbs, 25.5g of protein




Sounds like a pretty sweet deal to me! Try making one, two, or all three of these deeeelicious dishes. Packed with flavour, good-for-you calories, and tons of nutrients! And as a bonus, it presents itself nicely with its abundance of colours!


:)