Did you ever have one of those days where you want to make a meal with whatever you have in the refrigerator/freezer? Shrimp and Asparagus Stir-Fry is one of those meals. I had some asparagus on hand and a yellow pepper and some fresh basil, all the ingredients I needed to make this delicious and healthy meal. It went together very quickly with very little prep!
Shrimp and Asparagus Stir Fry
Ingredients:
½ pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 Tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
1 Tbsp ginger, minced
1 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2 inch lengths
1 Yellow pepper, cut into strips
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
2 tsp oil
½ – 1 cup lightly packed fresh basil leaves, chopped
Directions:
Toss together the shrimp, 1 Tablespoon of soy sauce and the ginger in a bowl.
Add a tsp of oil to a large skillet or wok. When hot add the asparagus and the pepper and stir-fry until crisp tender, about 5 minutes.
Stir in the garlic and pepper flakes and stir-fry for another 20 seconds. Transfer to a plate.
Add the 2 tsp oil to the wok and add the shrimp mixture. Stir fry until the shrimp are done, about 3 minutes.
Add the asparagus mixture and the remaining 1 Tbsp soy sauce and stir fry until heated through.
Remove the shrimp and asparagus from the heat and add the basil. Serve hot over rice. Makes 2 servings!
I’d like to say this was good as leftovers but there wasn’t any left!
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