Lighter Shrimp and Polenta

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Total Time:
40 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup diced Canadian bacon
  • 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
  • One 14 1/2-ounce can petite-cut, no-salt diced tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 2 tablespoons plain nonfat Greek-style yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 dozen large shrimp, peeled and deveined, with tails on
  • 3/4 cup uncooked quick-cooking polenta
  • 3 cups hot water
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives, for garnish, optional

Directions

Add the bacon to a nonstick skillet and saute over medium heat until crisp. Transfer the bacon to a plate and set aside. Add the garlic, onions and bell peppers. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes.

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

Meanwhile, in a heavy cast-iron skillet, add your polenta and allow it to toast for about a minute. Add the hot water and slowly whisk the polenta and water together. Reduce the heat and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Serve the shrimp mixture over the polenta. Sprinkle with the chives if desired.

Cook's Note: If your Canadian bacon doesn't render enough fat to saute your vegetables, add a teaspoon of olive oil.

Per Serving: Calories: 205; Total Fat: 4 grams; Saturated Fat: 1 grams; Protein: 13 grams; Total carbohydrates: 29 grams; Sugar: 4 grams Fiber: 3 grams; Cholesterol: 42 milligrams; Sodium: 697 milligrams

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  • on May 04, 2013

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    I am from the south myself. I love shrimp and grits!!! I don't make it at home because my sweetheart doesn't like grits. So, when I go out and its on the menu, I order it. I made this and he just LOVED IT. The flavor was absolutely AMAZING! Thank you for our happy middle ground.

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  • on April 28, 2013

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    This was great. I am not a shrimp and grits expert but we loved this. I couldn't find polenta so a bought a pre-made polenta that I thinned with Chicken broth. I used a half package of bacon rather than canadian bacon. Drained the grease and added about 1 tbs of butter to sweat my veggies. I forgot the hot sauce during cooking so we added it at the table. I used tabasco and my wife used sriracha we both loved it. Going to continue to look for polenta to make from scratch. Nobody is limiting you to what you can do. If it is too bland add some seasoning.

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  • on February 09, 2013

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    Good recipe. I used fire roasted tomatoes which kicked up the flavor. The polenta was way too bland. Next time I will make the polenta with vegetable stock instead of plain water. Overall successful. Thanks Bobby!

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Nutrition Facts

NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS
PER SERVING
 
Calories:
258
 
Fat:
4 grams
 
Saturated Fat:
1 gram
 
Sodium:
583 milligrams
 
Carbs:
30 grams
 
Fiber:
4 grams
 
Sugar:
6 grams
 
Protein:
21 grams
 

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