Garden Veggie Shrimp

By susanp924

Ingredients

• 8 8
• ounces uncooked Israeli couscous
• 1 1
• pound fresh or frozen peeled and deveined large shrimp (24 count), tails intact if desired
• 4 4
• carrots, cut into thin bite-size strips
• 2 2
• large yellow and/or red sweet peppers, cut into thin bite-size strips
• 4 4
• green onions, trimmed and cut into pieces
• 4 4
• cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 1/4
• cup olive oil
• 1/4 1/4
• cup white balsamic vinegar
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 4 4
• sprigs fresh thyme
• 4 4
• lemon wedges (optional)
• 2 2
• tablespoons butter

Preparation

Step 1

Cook couscous according to manufacturer's directions. Thaw shrimp if frozen. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Tear off four 15-inch squares parchment paper. Spoon couscous on one side of each sheet of parchment paper. Layer the carrot, sweet pepper, green onions, and garlic next to the couscous. Top vegetables evenly with shrimp. Drizzle all with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add a sprig of thyme and lemon wedge, if desired, to each packet. Add a piece of butter to each.
Fold parchment over shrimp and vegetables; fold in the open sides of parchment several times to secure. Divide packets among 2 shallow baking pans.
Place pans on separate oven racks. Bake about 20 minutes or until shrimp turn opaque. Open carefully to check doneness, as steam will escape. To serve, transfer packets to dinner plates.

Nutrition Facts
(Garden Veggie Shrimp)

Per serving:
570 kcal cal.,
20 g fat
(6 g sat. fat,
2 g polyunsaturated fat,
11 g monounsatured fat),
198 mg chol.,
379 mg sodium,
65 g carb.,
6 g fiber,
15 g sugar,
31 g pro.