Easy Curried Shrimp Recipe

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I like to serve this dish with grapes or green veggies for added color. It's also nice with dried coconut or pineapple instead of apricots. —Dona Stone, Clearwater, Florida

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Easy Curried Shrimp Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
2 teaspoons curry powder
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup light coconut milk
1 pound uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/3 cup chopped dried apricots
2 cups hot cooked brown rice

Directions

In a large skillet, melt butter. Add the curry, cumin, salt, garlic powder, coriander and cinnamon; cook over medium heat until lightly browned. Stir in coconut milk. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3-4 minutes or until thickened.
Add shrimp; cook and stir for 2-4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Stir in apricots; heat through. Serve with rice. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2/3 cup shrimp with 1/2 cup rice equals 309 calories, 10 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 145 mg cholesterol, 316 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 21 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Easy Curried Shrimp in Healthy Cooking August/September 2012, p50