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Monday, September 24, 2012

Bangin' Grilled Shrimp Skewers

Another amazing recipe from skinnytaste.com!  Easy to make which is always a plus!

Here is the link to the original recipe on skinny taste.com
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/05/bangin-grilled-shrimp-skewers.html
Weight Watchers:  3 points for 2 skewers

What you need:
~For the sauce~

  • 2 1/2 tbsp light mayo
  • 2 tbsp scallions, chopped fine
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Thai Sweet Chili Sauce 
  • 1/2 tsp Sriracha (in the Asian food section)
~For the shrimp~
  • 40 large raw shrimp (12.8 oz), shelled & deveined (I used smaller cooked shrimp)
  • fresh cracked pepper
  • oil spray
~skinnytaste.com way~
Combine the mayo, scallions, sweet chili sauce & sriracha sauce in a small bowl.  Set aside.

Soak wooden skewers in water @ least 20 minutes (or use metal ones to avoid this step).  Season shrimp lightly with pepper.  Place shrimp on 8 skewers.

Heat a clean lightly oiled grill to medium heat, when the grill is hot add the shrimp, careful not to burn the skewers.  Grill on both sides for about 6-8 minutes total cooking time or until the shrimp is opaque & cooked through.

Set shrimp aside on a platter & quickly brush sauce onto the shrimp; serve immediately.

~Food4yourDude way~
I did the sauce the same way (minus the scallions).  For the shrimp I put some olive oil in a pan and grilled them with some black pepper and lemon juice.  Once cooked through I put them on the skewers and brushed with the sauce.  The Dude is the griller in the fam, so I did it the way I was comfortable cooking it!


Grilled chicken sandwich with Avocado & Tomato

Wow! It's been a while.  Yes I have been cooking some meals here & there, but I just haven't been posting them.  I've moved to an amazing house & have a beautiful kitchen so I have no more excuses, except I've just been busy!!  I did, however find the best recipe site EVER! skinnytaste.com- my next few posts are from this site & I highly recommend checking it out!Bonus Points:  If you do Weight Watchers, it provides the points!!

Link to recipe on skinnytaste.com
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/07/grilled-chicken-sandwich-with-avocado.html

What you need:
  • 2 oz ciabatta
  • 2 tbsp mashed avocado
  • 2 oz grilled chicken breast
  • 3 slices ripe tomatoes
  • Salt & fresh pepper to taste 
How to make it the skinnytaste.com way:
Slice bread open & smear mashed avocado on the bread.  Season with salt & pepper.  Top with tomatoes, chicken & add additional fresh craked peppr.  enjoy!

How to make it the food4yourdude way:  you can use left over chicken if you have it.  I didn't, but I did oil up the pan with some EVOO, seasoned the chicken tenders I had with salt, pepper & some garlic & oil seasoning.  Cooked each side for 5 minutes and once the chicken was cooled, I cut into small squares.  I set the I've. To 350 degrees.  Cut the ciabatta to make the sandwich, placed a half slice of provolone on the bottom & placed the chicken on top and then placed another half slice of provolone on top of the chicken.  Place in oven for 5-8 minutes.  Top with smashed avocado & tomato.