This garlic shrimp recipe with quinoa and broccoli takes some popular Chinese takeout flavors to your kitchen with a lot less fat and a lot more protein. A healthier meal prep!
Sometimes, I've got mixed feelings about quinoa. Maybe you're with me on this. But in this meal prep recipe? It's a game-changer altogether. I started eating it, and then soon it was me, a fork, and a very large pot of quinoa just quietly making ourselves cozy in the corner. Broccoli, garlic, sesame oil, and honey make this dish sing. It sounds corny, but it's true. Who would have guessed? And shrimp adds more protein along with a bit of sweetness. (Read more about shrimp nutrition; it gets a bad rap sometimes because it has some cholesterol in it, but it's likely a healthy choice for you.)
Total bonus? It's gluten free if you use coconut aminos or tamari instead of soy sauce.
Ingredients for the sauce. . .
And for the shrimp
If you've got the quinoa cooked already, great. If not, start that right away, along with the steamed broccoli. Then, mix together the sauce ingredients in a small bowl. While the quinoa cooks and the broccoli steams, it's time to cook the shrimp. It'll be ready fast, because that's the beauty of shrimp. Heat up some oil and cook the garlic until it's fragrant. Add the shrimp, and cook until it's pink and tender.
Once you've cooked all the ingredients, just toss them all together in a bowl and then portion into individual meal prep containers. You're good to go if you keep them in the fridge in sealed containers for 4 days or so.
We don't recommend freezing this dish. Shrimp, once it's been thawed and cooked, doesn't take well to freezing again and thawing and reheating all over again. However, we don't think you'll have any issues finishing this on your own, or with your family if you're making this garlic shrimp recipe straight-up right away for dinner, and not as a meal prep.
Well, this is a complete dish in and of itself—a one-bowl meal, as it were—so feel free to eat it as is. We also like to drizzle a little extra sesame oil over the top, or scatter some sesame seeds on top for garnish, but you do you!
Chicken Meal Prep Recipes are crowd-pleasers and these 23 of our favorites will keep away…
These vitamin-rich spring rolls are full of raw veggies like watercress, protein-rich tofu and a…
Meal Prep Menu 2024, Week 13! Bring on the planning and break out your pots…
Meal Prep Menu 2024, Week 12! Bring on the planning and break out your pots…
Meal Prep Menu 2024, Week 11! Bring on the planning and break out your pots…
Meal Prep Menu 2024, Week 10! Bring on the planning and break out your pots…