Shrimp Parmigiana Hero, Lightened Up

Breaded shrimp topped with pomodoro sauce and melted mozzarella cheese on French bread. One bite of this sandwich and your significant other may ask you to marry them!

As the weather starts to cool, hot sandwiches make a fabulous meal, and shrimp parm heroes are one of my favorite sandwiches, however ordering this from my favorite Italian restaurant would be well over 25 points with all it's deep fried shrimp and masses of cheese and sauce. This lightened version uses my Healthy Breaded Shrimp recipe, part-skim mozzarella cheese and I serve it with extra sauce on the side to dip.

For the bread, I used my skinny tip to scoop out some of the bread to make larger sandwiches for less calories. This would make a great addition to to your game-day menu for all you football fans out there!

Shrimp Parmigiana Hero, Lightened Up
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1 hero • Old Points: 9 pts • Points+: 11 pts 
Calories: 432.5 • Fat: 8.1 g • Protein: 29.6 g • Carb: 57.5 g • Fiber: 2.6 g  
Sodium: 559.4 mg (without salt)  


For the shrimp:

• 16 oz jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined (weight after peeling 12.5 oz)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup egg substitute (egg beaters)
• 6 tbsp whole wheat Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp panko
• 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
• cooking spray (I used Smart Balance)

For the sandwich:

• 1/2 cup your favorite tomato sauce
• 1 cup (4 oz) shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
• 12 oz French bread, sliced into 4 pieces (see tip)

Follow cooking directions for the baked shrimp recipe.

Preheat oven to 425° or set your broiler to low.

When shrimp is cooked, divide shrimp equally between 4 pieces of bread. (see tip)

  

Top each sandwich with 2 tbsp of sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese.

Place sandwiches on a cookie sheet and heat in the oven or broiler until the cheese melts; 2 - 3 minutes, careful not to burn if using the broiler. Enjoy!!