Shrimp with Creamy Orange-Chipotle Sauce

When I try a new recipe, I almost always make it exactly as written the first time, unless there's an ingredient I despise. I did this one exactly as written and found it pretty much near perfect....easy, quick and relatively healthy.

I agree with what someone else said... You have to split the chipotle pepper and remove the seeds first, or else it will be too hot. The directions are woefully lacking this advice. I know because I make a similar chipotle cream sauce chicken dish.

I agree that the orange zest could be increased to 2 tsp. And I did the second time I made this. If you like a thicker sauce heavy cream would be a nice substitute.

The seasonings were right on, but a little garlic powder on the shrimp punches it up.

I served this over a cilantro lime jasmine rice, which complemented it perfectly... Much better than pasta.

Made this this weekend with some adjustments and it was outstanding. As an FYI, I don't make recipes exactly but use them as a guide. First, for those who thought this was so hot, if you would clean the seeds and membranes out of the chile it won't be too hot but with just a pleasant amount of heat. For the sauce, I added a dollop of sour cream and a tablespoon for so of the orange juice. For the shrimp, I tossed the cumin with it along with some fresh oregano and a couple minced cloves of garlic. Prior to putting the shrimp into the pan, I sauteed a sliced red onion that I had sliced stem to root end. Otherwise it is a great quick meal that I will make again many times.

If your looking to up your protein intake and don't eat meat, this is perfect. Easy to make and fabulous!!!!!!

As everyone has said, it was a mouth inferno of spice! I thought it was good, but ended up adding in a pinch or two of garlic powder and bit of lemon as well. Using whole grain linguini is another way to punch up the health factor!

This is great...IF you like spicy! Very easy to make and low in calories and fat. When I say spicy, I mean HOT.

This is a very simple recipe, and it's my husband's favorite healthy meal. I have made this many times! I make a little more of the sauce and serve it atop rice. Be warned though, it is very spicy. If you don't like spicy decrease the amount of chile by half.

The pro is that is was VERY easy to make if your short of time. For me though I did not feel there was enough flavor to it. The chipotle seemed to over power the orange rind and I only used one pepper as recipe called for. I would have liked the sauce to be thicker and less of a liquid. Overall it was just ok but with some improvements to the recipe you could have a good dish on your hands.

Very fast cook! Loved the presentation on our plate and the sauce was super easy to make. The total prep and cook time was less than 20 minutes and it's a beautiful dish. However, if you are not reading it correctly, you might make a few crucial errors, as I did: see below. NOTE TO OTHERS: REVIEW THE STATEMENT ABOVE "1 large chipotle chile, canned in adobo sauce". THE CAN COMES WITH SEVERAL CHILES AND YOU ONLY NEED ONE. I ACCIDENTALLY USED THE ENTIRE CAN TO MAKE MY SAUCE. ANOTHER CRUCIAL ERROR IN PREPARATION: I PUT THE SAUCE AND SHRIMP TOGETHER AND THEN PLATED THE MEAL OVER JASMINE RICE. SEE THE STATEMENT MARKED 'YIELD' ABOVE: "4 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup shrimp and 2 tablespoons sauce). WE USED WAY TOO MUCH SAUCE. Sorry about the caps, but DUDE! It was SPICY!!!! My last suggestion: cut the spice with a little sour cream or greek yogurt.

This was super yummy but VERY spicy!!! If you don't like spicy food you probably wouldn't enjoy this.

simple and super easy served with pasta. I tossed the pasta shrimp and sauce with a little bit of the pasta water. i would make this one again

I followed the directions exactly except I served it over hash potatoes sauteed with bacon and red bell pepper. We loved the shrimp, but the sauce was way way too spicy - and we like spicy foods. I had to wipe the sauce off. So use just a portion of a chipotle if you want to actually taste anything else.

Very tasty.