Spicy shrimp with garlic, zucchini noodles (zoodles), tomatoes and a squeeze of lemon – I just inhaled this EASY low-carb, gluten-free, paleo-friendly dish for lunch which took less than 20 minutes to make, start to finish and it was DELICIOUS!
Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles) with Lemon-Garlic Spicy Shrimp
Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles) with Lemon-Garlic Spicy ShrimpI love a good spiralized veggie dish once the weather starts getting warmer. A few of my favorites are Shrimp Zoodles Parmesan, Quick Spiralized Zucchini and Grape Tomatoes, and Shrimp Scampi Zoodles.
Today it’s finally starting to feel like Spring! Before you know it, summer will be here and you know what that means…. bathing suit season! I’ve been diligent about working out a few times a week, but you know what they say – great abs start in the kitchen and this so true so now that winter is over, I’ve been cutting back on my carbs (not eliminating, don’t worry!) and really making my calories count.
In this dish, rather than using pasta, I swapped it for zucchini noodles. My Paderno Spiral Vegetable Slicer is my all time FAVORITE cooking gadget. It’s the easiest way to make zucchini noodles, sweet potato spirals, carrot ribbons and more! Prior to owning one, I used my mandolin but it’s so much quicker and easier (and safer) with this fun gadget – you NEED one!!
Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles) with Lemon-Garlic Spicy Shrimp
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
- pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- 4 oz peeled and deveined shrimp
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced thin and devided
- 1 medium, 7 oz zucchini, spiralized
- pinch salt and fresh black pepper
- 1/4 lemon
- 1/4 cup halved grape tomatoes
Instructions
- Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add 1 teaspoon of the oil and crush red pepper flakes, add the shrimp and season with pinch salt and pepper; cook 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add half of the garlic and continue cooking 1 more minute, or until the shrimp is cooked through and opaque.
- Set aside on a dish.
- Add the remaining 1/2 teaspoon oil and garlic to the pan, cook 30 seconds then add the zucchini noodles and cook 1 1/2 minutes.
- Add the shrimp and tomatoes to the pan and squeeze the lemon over the dish.
- Remove from heat and serve.
Am I missing an ingredient? When I add this recipe to WW, it comes to 2 points (blue), not the 6 points on your site. The only ingredient with points is the olive oil.
It’s an excellent dish! I think the blue points are incorrect? I have it at 2 points! Thx
Cindy
Why is this so many WW points?
My fiancé had seconds and it was so delish. Thank you!
I have calculated the WW points for the Blue plan and I calculated only 2 points for the whole recipe which would be for the olive oil ( 1 1/2 tsp). Is there an error in the recipe or an ingredient missing? Thanks
I think the WW points for this recipe are not correct. When I calculate the points for each ingredient, I come to 2 FP for the 1 1/2 tsp olive oil. The other ingredients have 0 points. So the total of 6 FP is incorrect.
The recipe was delicious!
Delicious & so healthy – loved it!!! Thanks
This is excellent! A definite keeper that we will make often. I purchased the zoodles pre-made which makes this recipe that much simpler! The point value listed is off. The only ingredient that has a point value is the olive oil which equates to 3-ish points. Super low point dinner option. Thank you!
I’m wondering where the 7 points are coming from if veggies are free and so is shrimp? Is it the olive oil? If so, what else.can.I use?
When I put this into the Recipe Builder on the WW site, I’m only getting 2 Freestyle points. I put in the exact ingredients listed. What am I missing? The only thing that even has points at all is the olive oil. Help!?
I’ve reviewed the recipe and it seems to be Whole30 compliant. Just wondering why it doesn’t have the “W” icon listed.
Even my pasta-loving hubby and son had seconds and thirds of this recipe! I added a box of Trader Joe’s carrot spirals and we sprinkled our full plates with some grated Parmesan, but it would have been delish even without those additions.