Cilantro lime shrimp quinoa bowl with black beans and avocado makes is perfect for meal prep or weeknight dinners. This quick and easy recipe is healthy and loaded with immense flavor and tons of protein.
A Cilantro lime shrimp quinoa bowl is the perfect meal for a day like today! It has felt like spring all weekend. I am hoping the warm weather is here to stay. I was able to enjoy the weather this weekend. I spent my last moments of the weekend outdoors and firing up the grill. I grilled the shrimp in this recipe. The shrimp turned out amazing! You are more than welcome to sautee the shrimp in a skillet on the stove, as well.
Calories: 375 Fat: 9G Net Carbs: 29G Protein: 33.6G
I love to use shrimp in a dish like this because shrimp is lean and high in protein. A jumbo piece of shrimp has about 3 ounces of protein and little to no fat and carbs.
This recipe is loaded with immense flavor. I added the shrimp to a Ziploc bag. I then drizzled fresh lime juice throughout the bag and over the shrimp. I sprinkled the seasonings throughout. I allowed the shrimp to marinate in the fridge for about 45 minutes. I love to marinate, especially when grilling. This allows the juice and seasonings to soak into the shrimp.
For meal prep I added roasted broccoli and cauliflower. I also stored the avocado and additional lime separately. I do not want to heat the lime and avocado each day along with the shrimp, quinoa, beans, and veggies.
Cilantro Lime Shrimp Quinoa Bowl
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Ingredients
- 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
- 2 cups quinoa cooked
- 1 16.5 oz can black beans drained
- 1 lime juice of
- ½ cup cilantro chopped
- 1 avocado sliced
- 1 teaspoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
- 1 teaspoon McCormick's Grill Mates BBQ Seasoning
- McCormick's Grill Mates Montreal Chicken Seasoning, salt, and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add the shrimp to a Ziploc bag. Drizzle the soy sauce and juice from the lime throughout. Sprinkle the seasonings and chopped cilantro throughout.
- Seal the bag and refrigerate for 30-45 minutes.
- Cook the quinoa. I used Trader Joe's Frozen Organic quinoa. It microwaves for 3 ½ minutes.
- Remove the shrimp from the Ziploc and load the shrimp into a grill pan. Grill the shrimp on medium heat for 3-4 minutes until the shrimp turns bright pink.
- Add the black beans to a saucepan. Cook on medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the cooked shrimp, quinoa, sliced avocado, and black beans to a bowl. Garnish with fresh lime.
- Serve!
Nutrition
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linda spiker says
This meal looks positively heavenly and so healthy!
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says
I loooove quinoa bowls! They're so filling and versatile! My husband loves shrimp s I might have to make this!
Luci's Morsels says
I love cilantro, lime, and shrimp so this looks amazing! I love the idea of adding the quinoa. Yummy!
Shashi at RunninSrilankan says
I so love bowls like this - and your pictures are GORGEOUS!
valentina says
I love this bowl! In fact I saw it earlier and pinned it! :-). So hearty and healthy -- not to mention, it's beautiful!
staysnatched says
Thanks so much! And thank you for pinning!
Veena Azmanov says
I love a good quinoa bowl and this looks scrumptious. Cilantro and lime.. now that's an awesome combination. Yum.
Terri Beavers says
I need to use quinoa in my recipes more often. I didn't realize I could make something that looks this good with it as an ingredient.
Marjie Mare says
I am planning on eating better in 2018. I am grateful that I am following you. I will try all your recipes. They are simple, delicious, and healthy.
ray says
Your recipes look amazing. I'm looking forward to trying these out.
Stephanie says
I love shrimp and have been trying to find new, healthy recipes to make for my family this month. I am bookmarking this to make soon!
Robyn says
This looks so delicious. I love shrimp and I am always looks for something healthy to eat for lunch. Will have to try this recipe.
Lauren says
Get in my belly!!! K so.. If you can just come feed me that would be amazing. This looks absolutely delicious! Going to add this to our menu! mmmm XO! Happy New Year!
Tonya says
Oh my! These look absolutely delicious! I love a hearty meal that is still healthy and with a little ZING! Now if I could be better about picking the right avocados!!
kim says
Oh my this recipe looks super yummy! I need to make this for my family!!
Angela Cardamone @marathonsandmotivation.com says
Yum! This looks so fresh and fabulous!! I can't wait to give it a try!!
Danielle Faith says
Nice. That looks so healthy. It also looks super yummy too! I need a recipe book soon to write good stuff like this down in.
angie says
this sounds so fresh and exciting. I love dishes like this oh so yummy
Melissa says
sounds like summer in a bowl! I wish I had some now to help me out of the deep winter that's set in around here! 🙂
jill conyers says
This looks delicious. I have a slight obsession with bowl meals.
Jake Ferrer says
Oh this shrimp quinoa looks so delicious! It is a perfect for our family dinner.
Ariel says
This looks so delicious and easy to make. I am always looking for new recipes to try that are low in calories, so I definitely need to try this!
camila says
this meal is so perfect!! right up my alley, love the quinoa, shrimp, black beans and specially the avocado! pinning in my meal prep board!!
Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes says
This looks so healthy and delicious and would make me so happy if I had one for lunch!
Denise says
I love that you used these for meal prepping. Such a wonderful meal for lunch or dinner in that it's well balanced and looks really tasty! My hubby takes his lunch every day and he would love this!
Jaclyn Anne says
It is as if you combined ALL my favorite foods into one meal -- avocado, quinoa, shrimp, beans... such a light and refreshing lunch recipe!
Liz says
These bowls look so fresh and delicious! I'll be trying these out for my husband soon!
Liz says
These look so fresh and delicious!! I can't wait to make these for my husband!
Lisa Huff says
So easy and healthy! Loving all the flavors going on. I'm a huge shrimp fan so this is perfect!
Savannah says
5 star recipe & it was a crowd pleaser. As my grandma would call it, this is a keeper! Thank you for sharing. Excited to explore other recipes from your website!
staysnatched says
You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it and can’t wait for you to try more recipes.
Jess says
I made this recipe to have something healthier that was also warm and comforting, and it was delicious! My fiance and I both hate beans, and the store didn't have the McCormick BBQ spice so I improvised with paprika, garlic, and brown sugar. Absolutely would recommend
staysnatched says
Yay! I'm glad you enjoyed the recipe.
Christiane DeSalvo says
What an easy and incredibly delicious recipe! With the warm weather, I wanted something a bit lighter tonight and this did not take too much time at all. The seasoning marinates famously into shrimp to give them a delicious pop. Huge fan of the marinate! I used cauliflower rice (ran out of quinoa) and it worked perfectly! Excited to have this for lunch tomorrow with added broccoli for more veggies.
Definitely recommend and what an easy option for meal prep as well.
staysnatched says
Awesome! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Anonymous says
This looks so good! Has anyone tried freezing it?