Easy Kung Pao Shrimp
by:
Buns In My Oven
Updated Sep 18, 2017
Skip the take-out with this easy dish that’s ready in 20 minutes!
More About This Recipe
- Stop right there. Put down the phone. Walk away from the takeout menu. Head to the kitchen. We’re making the simplest dang Kung Pao Shrimp you’ve ever seen. You don’t need any fancy tools and you don’t need any crazy ingredients. I used a bag of fully cooked, frozen shrimp. It had already been peeled and deveined, but the tails were still on. You can use shrimp without tails if you prefer, but I find tails add a little extra flavor to the dish and they look pretty when serving. (They’re a bit harder to eat around though.) You do you! Once everything is hot and the sauce has thickened, pour it right into a bowl alongside some rice and dig in—no delivery driver needed.
Easy Kung Pao Shrimp
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 20 min
- Servings 3
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 sweet onion
- 1 teaspoon chili paste
- 1 lb frozen cooked large shrimp, thawed, peeled and deveined
- 1/4 cup roasted peanuts
- 3 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 cups cooked white rice
Instructions
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Step1Add oil to 12-inch skillet over high heat.
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Step2Dice pepper and onion. Add to oil and cook for 2 minutes, stirring often.
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Step3Add chili paste and cook 1 minute. Add shrimp and peanuts to pan.
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Step4In a small bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients until combined. Pour over shrimp mixture.
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Step5Cook, stirring constantly, over high heat until shrimp is hot and sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes.
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Step6Serve with rice.
Nutrition
510
Calories
18g
Total Fat
32g
Protein
53g
Total Carbohydrate
15g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 510
- Calories from Fat
- 160
- Total Fat
- 18g
- 28%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 15%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 235mg
- 78%
- Sodium
- 2140mg
- 89%
- Potassium
- 480mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 53g
- 18%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 15g
- Protein
- 32g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 30%
- 30%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
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