Name: Zucchini Noodles with Lemon Garlic Shrimp Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1½ tsp olive oil; pinch red pepper flakes; 4 oz shrimp; 2 cloves garlic; 7 oz zucchini; pinch salt and fresh black pepper; ¼ lemon; ¼ cup grape tomatoes

How To Make Zucchini Noodles with Lemon Garlic Shrimp Recipe

Serve an easy, low carb meal with these zucchini noodles tossed with spiced shrimp and tomatoes, finished with a squeeze of lemon juice.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1½tspolive oil
pinchred pepper flakes,crushed
4ozshrimp,peeled and deveined
2clovesgarlic,sliced thin and divided
7ozzucchini,1 medium, spiralized
pinchsalt and fresh black pepper
¼lemon
¼cupgrape tomatoes,halved

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 a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add half of the garlic and continue cooking for 1 more minute, or until the shrimp is cooked through and opaque. Set aside on a dish.
Add the remaining ½ teaspoon oil and garlic to the pan, cook for 30 seconds then add the zucchini noodles and cook for 1½ minutes.
Add the shrimp and tomatoes to the pan and squeeze the lemon over the dish.
Remove from heat and serve.