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Keto Shrimp Curry Zucchini Skillet

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Keto Shrimp Curry Zucchini Skillet

Curry is one of those seasonings you either love or hate. For me, I love the taste of it! When I thought about what seasoning I wanted to cook the shrimp, curry popped into my head. While I wouldn’t normally do it, I knew I had to try it!

Curried Shrimp Zucchini Skillet Meal Second

To my liking, this shrimp curry skillet turned out amazing! There’s so much flavor and it’s not too hot either. I think the zucchini noodles pair really well with it and it helps to calm down the spiciness.

Yields 4 servings of Keto Shrimp Curry Zucchini Skillet

The Preparation

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion, diced
  • 2 tablespoons red curry paste
  • 100 grams canned tomatoes with green chiles
  • 100 grams heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup chicken stock
  • sea salt, to taste
  • 500 grams cooked shrimp
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 medium zucchini
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped

The Execution

1. Measure out and prepare all of the ingredients.

Raw shrimp, zucchini, onion, canned tomatoes, butter, and curry paste measured for shrimp curry

2. Start by making the curry sauce by heating a saucepan over medium heat. Add the diced onion and heat until fragrant.

Diced yellow onion sauteing in a stainless steel saucepan

3. Add in the red curry paste and canned tomatoes. Stir to combine well.

Red curry paste stirred into diced onion in a saucepan

4. Add in the heavy whipping cream, chicken stock, and salt to taste. Stir to combine well.

Heavy whipping cream and chicken stock stirred into the curry base in a saucepan

5. Pulse in a blender until smooth.

Blended curry sauce with a smooth orange color in a blender pitcher

6. Wash shrimp and pat dry.

Peeled raw shrimp washed and patted dry in a gray bowl

7. Spiralize the zucchinis in a veggie spiralizer. Then, cook the zucchini noodles in a skillet until tender.

Spiralized zucchini noodles piled on a wooden cutting board

8. In a skillet over medium heat, add in the olive oil with the shrimp. Cook the shrimp for 2-4 minutes. Remove the shrimp from heat.

Shrimp pan-frying in olive oil until pink and curled in a cast iron skillet

9. Pour the curry sauce into the pan and bring it to a simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Orange curry sauce simmering and bubbling in a cast iron skillet

10. Add the shrimp back into the skillet and cook for another 2-3 minutes.

Shrimp simmering in thick orange curry sauce in a cast iron skillet

11. Serve the shrimp curry over the top of the zucchini noodles. Top with chopped cilantro and enjoy!

Curried shrimp over zucchini noodles topped with chopped cilantro and lime wedges on white plates

This makes a total of 4 servings of Keto Shrimp Curry Zucchini Skillet . Each serving comes out to be 464 calories, 31.9g fats, 10.4g net carbs, and 33.3g protein.

NUTRITION CALORIES FAT CARBS FIBER NET CARBS PROTEIN
2 tablespoon butter 203 23 0 0 0 0.2
1/2 medium yellow onion 21 0.1 4.8 0.7 4.1 0.6
2 tablespoon red curry paste 52 1.8 7.4 0.7 6.7 1.5
100 gram canned tomatoes with green chiles 15 0.1 3.6 0 3.6 0.7
100 gram heavy whipping cream 340 36.1 2.7 0 2.7 2.8
1/4 cup chicken stock 22 0.7 2.1 0 2.1 1.5
— sea salt 0 0 0 0 0 0
500 gram cooked shrimp 595 8.5 7.5 0 7.5 116
4 tablespoon olive oil 477 54 0 0 0 0
4 medium zucchini 130 3.1 23.4 8.7 14.7 9.9
2 tablespoon fresh cilantro 0 0 0.1 0.1 0 0
Totals 1856 127.5 51.6 10.1 41.4 133.3
Per Serving (/4) 464 31.9 12.9 2.5 10.4 33.3
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Keto Shrimp Curry Zucchini Skillet

This makes a total of 4 servings of Keto Shrimp Curry Zucchini Skillet . Each serving comes out to be 464 calories, 31.9g fats, 10.4g net carbs, and 33.3g protein.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 464 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • ½ medium yellow onion diced
  • 2 tablespoon red curry paste
  • 100 gram canned tomatoes with green chiles
  • 100 gram heavy whipping cream
  • ¼ cup chicken stock
  • sea salt to taste
  • 500 gram cooked shrimp
  • 4 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 medium zucchini
  • 2 tablespoon fresh cilantro chopped

Instructions
 

  • Measure out and prepare all the ingredients.
  • Start by making the curry sauce by heating a saucepan over medium heat. Add the diced onion and heat until fragrant.
  • Add in the red curry paste and canned tomatoes. Stir to combine well.
  • Add in the heavy whipping cream, chicken stock, and salt to taste. Stir to combine well.
  • Pulse in a blender until smooth.
  • Wash shrimp and pat dry.
  • Spiralize the zucchinis in a veggie spiralizer. Then, cook the zucchini noodles in a skillet until tender.
  • In a skillet over medium heat, add in the olive oil with the shrimp. Cook the shrimp for 2-4 minutes. Remove the shrimp from heat.
  • Pour the curry sauce into the pan and bring it to a simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the shrimp back into the skillet and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
  • Serve the shrimp curry over the top of the zucchini noodles. Top with chopped cilantro and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 464kcalCarbohydrates: 10.4gProtein: 33.3gFat: 31.9g
Keyword 30-minute, egg-free, fish, gluten-free, high-fat, high-protein, keto, low-carb, nut-free, quick, simple & easy, stovetop, sugar-free, weeknight-dinner

Nutrition data sourced from the USDA FoodData Central database and manufacturer labels. How we calculate nutrition →

Comments

  1. Do you recommend any particular red curry paste?

  2. how do you portion this up?

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