Baked Lemon Garlic Shrimp
Morning!
Last night’s workout was a wonderfully tough one. But I think that is exactly what I needed!
There was this one move, which I would like to call a super modified burpee. Basically starting standing up, you drop down into a pushup, then hop your legs up and widen your feet and then do another pushup. Then tuck, jump back out, tuck again, and stand up. It took me a couple tries to even figure out what I was doing (since I am not coordinated).
We also planks with a one arm row, dumbbell rows on the stability ball, pull ups using the rings, hanging tucks, lunges with an overhead press, a couple other fun ones.
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Dinner needed to be something simple and a little on the lighter side.
Shrimp it is!
I used this recipe which is so easy because you can just leave it while you prepare other things and it is so simple and flavorful (<—you know I love both these things).
What I like about this is that you could serve them stand alone (like I did, with sides) or add them to pasta, salad, etc.
Simple Baked Lemon Garlic Shrimp
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Yield: About 3-4 servings
Ingredients:
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6 tbsp butter or margarine (I used olive oil margarine)
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1 large lemon
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1 lb of large shrimp (or more!)
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3 cloves (or about 2 tbsp) minced garlic
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black pepper
Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Peel, devein, and rinse shrimp. Set aside.
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Melt butter/margarine in microwave or pot on stove. Once melted, pour into 9×13 casserole dish so evenly distributed among bottom of dish.
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Slice lemon (about 1/4 inch thick slices) and spread slices out into dish.
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Sprinkle garlic evenly over lemon/butter mixture.
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Lay shrimp out over mixture and disperse evenly. Sprinkle with black pepper.
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Bake for 15 minutes, until shrimp are cooked through.
I served mine alongside some cheesy penne and steamed asparagus with balsamic. The perfect, light dinner!
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If you could specifically concentrate on strengthening/toning/etc just one part of your body right now what would it be?
My thighs! -
Which do you think would be easier for you to do right now – 100 push ups, 100 burpees, or 100 squats?
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How many pull-ups can you do in a row? I mean full pull-ups starting from hanging position.
Only 3 for me! Sad!
I would focus on toning my arms! I feel like I’ve never been able to get good definition in my arms no matter what I try. I’m hoping some hard core weight lifting sessions with my boyfriend will help that.
I don’t think 100 of any of those things would be easy, ha. But if I had to choose one it’d probably be squats. Definitely not burpees!
Sadly, I can’t even do 1 unassisted pull-up. Once again, I’m hoping lifting weights with my boyfriend will eventually get me to where I can do a few.
my arms/upper body is pretty weak still. 3 pull ups was a HUGE success for me. i almost threw a party haha kidding
Those shrimp look so yummy! Shrimp are one of the only seafoods that Lee will eat so I’m always looking for new recipes!
mmmm i will def need to try out this shrimp recipe, sounds delicious!
i would love to strengthen and tone my arms…i have a lot of loose skin though so its out of my control, but im such a weakling! i dont think i could do even 1 pullup
i would say 100 squats, 100 burpees sounds like the absolute death of me…oh gosh.
I would definitely tone my stomach. I have a super strong core, but it’s buried underneath flabby skin. Blah. I’ve never been able to have a toned midsection – so frustrating!
I could do 100 squats easily. I used to be able to do 100 pushups, but I think now I could only do about 50 before I collapsed. 100 burpees at one time would be BRUTAL – I did two sets of 20 this morning and thought I was going to die.
I can probably only do 2 or 3 pullups. I need to work on that!
ABS!! 100 squats then burpees and push-ups wouldn’t happen.
I can’t begin to do a pull-up. I need somewhere to practice more often!!
i could prob do 100 squats. I can’t even do ONE pull up so you are officially awesome!!
That shrimp looks amazing!!
Love the shrimp recipe! And if I could have a flat stomach, I would be happy camper. But my body just doesn’t seem made that way. And I guess that’s OK.
I am desperately trying to tone my arms! They have always been where my fat collects. My wedding dress is strapless so I have 3 months to get them toned and looking good!