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Shrimp and vegetable rice noodle stir-fry

Shrimp, peppers and broccoli stir-fried with rice noodles in a garlic, ginger and lime soy sauce, topped with peanuts.

Shrimp and vegetable rice noodle stir-fry

Quick High protein

Prep
10 min
Cooking
10 min

Per serving

635 kcal

Protein
47 g
Carbs
79 g
Fat
16 g
Fibre
8 g

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Ingredients

2 servings

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  • Rice noodles, dry 130 g
  • Low-sodium soy sauce 2 ½ tbsp 40 g
  • Honey 2 tsp 15 g
  • Lime juice 1 ½ tbsp 20 g
  • Sesame oil, divided 1 ½ tbsp 20 g
  • Broccoli, small florets 160 g ≈ 1 ¾ cups
  • Red bell pepper, sliced 160 g ≈ 1 cup
  • Carrots, cut into matchsticks 80 g ≈ ¾ cup
  • Raw shrimp, peeled, thawed if frozen, patted dry 340 g
  • Garlic, minced 4 cloves 10 g
  • Fresh ginger, grated 1 ½ tbsp
  • Green onions, sliced 30 g ≈ ¼ cup
  • Unsalted peanuts, chopped 20 g ≈ ¼ cup
  • Fresh cilantro, chopped 10 g ≈ ¾ cup

Steps

  1. Soak the rice noodles in boiling water for 6–8 minutes, until tender. Drain and rinse under cold water.
  2. Whisk the soy sauce, honey and lime juice.
  3. Heat half the oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat and stir-fry the broccoli, bell pepper and carrot for 3 minutes, until tender-crisp.
  4. Push the vegetables aside, add the rest of the oil, the shrimp, garlic and ginger and stir-fry 2–3 minutes, until the shrimp are pink and opaque.
  5. Add the noodles and sauce and toss for 1 minute, until hot and coated.
  6. Serve topped with the green onion, peanuts and cilantro.

Tip: Have everything chopped before you start; the cooking goes fast.

No pork or alcohol. Choose halal meat if you eat halal. Nutrition is worked out from USDA FoodData Central values and is an estimate.

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