Shrimp Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Dipping Sauce

September 7, 2017September 4, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

I haven’t posted a recipe in a long time! Here is a tasty one from Natashaskitchen.com for Shrimp Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 5 mins

Total time: 25 mins

These shrimp lettuce wraps make for one fantastic, delicious and super impressive (Gluten free – mind you) meal. We love the cup-like shape and dark leaves of the Boston, bib, or butter lettuce but regular lettuce works too 🙂

Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com

Skill Level: Easy

Cost To Make: $14-$17

Serving: 4

Ingredients

For the Lettuce Wraps:

1 head of Lettuce.
1 lb large Shrimp, peeled and deveined
Salt and Pepper
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Avocado, sliced into strips
½ Cucumber, sliced into strips
½ bunch Cilantro
1 medium Carrot, cut into matchsticks

Peanut Dipping Sauce:

¾ cup Newman’s Own lowfat sesame ginger dressing (P.S. this dressing contains wheat so if you’re gluten free, try: Braggs ginger sesame)
2 Tbsp creamy peanut butter (microwave 30 sec if peanut butter refrigerated)

Instructions

Rinse and pat dry your shrimp. Sprinkle shrimp with salt and pepper. Add 1 Tbsp olive oil to a large hot non-stick skillet. Once oil is hot, add shrimp and saute on med/high heat 2 min per side or until cooked through. Don’t overcook them or they will turn rubbery.
Cut your cucumber and carrot into thin matchsticks. Slice your avocado into strips. You should find a prettier avocado though; one that doesn’t look as sickly as mine.
Make your dressing by whisking together the ¾ cup sesame ginger dressing with the 2 Tbsp peanut butter. If you have a tightly sealed tupperware, you can put it int there and shake ‘er up until it’s nice and smooth. This sauce is so so tasty and way too easy!
Assemble your lettuce wraps with a lettuce leaf, several strips of carrot and cucumber, a decent slice of avocado, 2 shrimps and a couple good sized sprigs of cilantro. Don’t skip on the cilantro. At least give it a whirl. It totally reminds me of spring rolls and makes the entire spring roll dangerously enticing. Then drizzle the top with the peanut dipping sauce.

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Ditch The Diet for Healthy Habits

Eat This… Not That!

July 21, 2017June 17, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood2 Comments

~Ditch The Diet~

Instead of starting the morning off with a bowl of your favorite granola cereal, try replacing it with a delicious bowl of oatmeal. Not only will you cut out unnecessary sugar and fat, but you will also gain much-needed fiber. Try adding some fresh fruit and chia seeds for added vitamins and protein.

Instead of eating pre-sweetened yogurt, try plain low-fat Greek yogurt and add in some fruit. You will be getting less processed sugar and more natural sugar along with fiber.

Instead of cows milk, try using unsweetened almond milk or coconut milk. Not only will you save on calories and unwanted fat. I have to admit, I really enjoy cows milk so much more than I do almond milk, but when I am really trying to cut calories, this is one place that I make a sacrifice! (It actually tastes quite good with Honey Nut Cheerios and half a cut up banana.)

Instead of drinking a glass of processed juice, try making a homemade smoothie or even just eat a piece of fresh fruit. You’ll get less sugar and more fiber especially if you eat the fruit’s skin.

I have some great recipes and tips that you can find by clicking HERE and HERE

I LOVE ice cream, it is completely kryptonite to me! Instead of full-fat ice cream, replace it with Halo Top** ice cream. If you follow me on Instagram you already know that I am completely in love with this sweet treat! By replacing regular ice cream with Halo Top you’ll be getting less sugar and more protein.

I love them all but my favorite flavors are PB Cup and Oatmeal Cookie! The PB Cup has only 320 calories in the entire pint and 6 grams of protein per serving! Eating these two together is a match made in Heaven!

**While this post is not sponsored, Halo Top did give me free ice cream for consideration. (Who am I kidding though, I was already in a fully committed relationship with them before they even sent me the “golden tickets”)

Keep in mind everything in moderation! Even a chocolate chip cookie is ok every once in a while.

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Delicious Recipes

Creamy Peanut Butter Bars

August 27, 2015August 27, 2015 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood9 Comments

Baked In Arizona has some awesome recipes on her site. These Creamy Peanut Butter Bars are some of my absolute favorites. Her recipe is a bit different from ones that I have made it the past, but still so simple yet so delicious!

Definitely one of my very favorite treats! I highly recommend you make these! I usually give some away to friends as a gift because I cannot trust myself to not eat the entire thing all by myself. They are so delicious!

Here is the link and the recipe.

Creamy Peanut Butter Bars

Ingredients:
1 cup ritz crackers, crushed
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
2 cups milk chocolate chips
Instructions:
Grease a 9×13 inch pan. Set aside.
Mix the crackers, peanut butter, butter and powdered sugar together in a medium sized bowl.
Press the mixture into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the mixture and place in a 400 degree oven for 5 minutes. Cool slightly then spread chips out with a spatula. Let the chocolate set up in the fridge (or freezer if you are impatient like me) then cut into squares and enjoy!
Notes: To make this a no-bake bar, you could melt the chocolate chips in the microwave or stove top and then spread over the top.
Recipe Source: Baked In Arizona’s Mom

http://bakedinaz.com/2014/10/creamy-peanut-butter-bars.html

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