Border-Style Shrimp

13 Reviews
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Yield
4 servings (serving size: about 1 cup shrimp)
December 2003
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

Ready in just 15 minutes, this colorful Tex-Mex dish is so festive and flavorful that you'll be proud to serve it to guests over a bed of yellow rice.

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped white onion
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 1/2 pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped green onions
  • Lime wedges (optional)

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 266
  • Caloriesfromfat 30%
  • Fat 9g
  • Satfat 4.1g
  • Monofat 2.1g
  • Polyfat 1.4g
  • Protein 35.6g
  • Carbohydrate 9.7g
  • Fiber 1.8g
  • Cholesterol 274mg
  • Iron 4.5mg
  • Sodium 618mg
  • Calcium 113mg

How to Make It

Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 3 minutes. Add cumin, chili powder, shrimp, and garlic; sauté 4 minutes. Remove from heat, and add butter, salt, and hot sauce. Stir until the butter melts. Stir in juice and green onions. Garnish with the lime wedges, if desired.

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Ratings & Reviews

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MAJ123
August 02, 2016
My family really enjoyed this. We love shrimp and Tex-mex flavors. I would recommend if serving for a family of 4 like my family, buy more shrimp. I bought 1 3/4 lbs and our portion size was small. I added green peppers with the onion to add more volume and some cilantro with the green onions for flavor. Definitely will save this recipe.

Janetcanter's Review

julznjt
June 05, 2013
I will add this to my shrimp recipe collection.

janelleh0590's Review

janelleh0590
November 18, 2012
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mandofan's Review

Michele
July 04, 2012
Meh... This should be called border onions with some shrimp. As seems to happen every now and then with CL recipes there are just too many onions. Flavor is also sort've one dimensional and bland. Then again, this is a supposedly 15 minute dish, so I suppose one must go into it with lowered expectations. That said, I won't this again.

snoopka's Review

jlavelli
February 04, 2012
Quick, easy and very tasty!

julznjt's Review

ajknightfan
August 26, 2011
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cinnamonpumpkin
August 03, 2010
Needed another dish last minute for a pot luck, happened to have almost all the ingredients on hand. Delicious and so easy to prepare! Served over saffron rice. Definitely adding this to the repertoire.

ajknightfan's Review

mandofan
May 07, 2010
I have been looking for a good recipe to use for shrimp fajitas and my husband is a huge fan! This was easy and incredibly tasty.

MAJ123's Review

Janetcanter
May 06, 2010
I liked this recipe and will make it again. Accidently overcooked the shrimp by using the time suggested in the recipe, so next time I'll sautee for a shorter period of time.

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jodioschmidt
March 30, 2010
The flavors in this were great. Such a simple weeknight meal. We served with the CL corn muffins with jalepeno and honey-lime butter, which I made on Sunday so we would have a quick weeknight meal on Monday. Definitely going in the recipe book.