Lighter Shrimp and Polenta

Name: Lighter Shrimp and Polenta
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters diced Canadian bacon; 411 grams petite-cut, no-salt diced tomatoes; 59 milliliters dry white wine; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh chives, for garnish, optional; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced; 1 teaspoon hot sauce; 1 onion, diced; 2 Tbsps plain nonfat Greek-style yogurt; 177 milliliters uncooked quick-cooking polenta; 0 teaspoons salt; 12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined, with tails on; 710 milliliters hot water

This gluten free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 11g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 158 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes. Head to the store and pick up onion, quick-cooking polenta, wine, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Add the bacon to a nonstick skillet and saute over medium heat until crisp.

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Transfer the bacon to a plate and set aside.

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Bacon

Add the garlic, onions and bell peppers. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes.

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Onion

Add the tomatoes, wine, yogurt, hot sauce and salt, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly to scrape the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, until the flavors are blended and the sauce begins to thicken, 6 to 8 minutes. Return the bacon to the skillet.

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Hot Sauce

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Yogurt

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Add the shrimp and cook until the shrimp turn bright pink and are cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Shrimp

Meanwhile, in a heavy cast-iron skillet, add your polenta and allow it to toast for about a minute.

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Toast

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Add the hot water and slowly whisk the polenta and water together. Reduce the heat and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.

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Water

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Remove from the heat.

Serve the shrimp mixture over the polenta.

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Sprinkle with the chives if desired.

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Servings:

59milliliters

diced Canadian bacon 411grams

petite-cut, no-salt diced tomatoes 59milliliters

dry white wine 1Tbsp

chopped fresh chives, for garnish, optional 2cloves

garlic, minced 1

green bell pepper, seeded and diced 1teaspoon

hot sauce 1

onion, diced 2Tbsps

plain nonfat Greek-style yogurt 177milliliters

uncooked quick-cooking polenta 0teaspoons

salt 12

large shrimp, peeled and deveined, with tails on 710milliliters

hot water

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Shrimp works really well with Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. One wine you could try is Skyfall Pinot Gris. It has 4.8 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 13 dollars.