Shrimp Broccoli Quinoa Casserole

Name: Shrimp Broccoli Quinoa Casserole
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound shrimp, tail off, cleaned, deveined, and thawed; 10 ounces frozen or fresh broccoli; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 1/2 cups quinoa- rinsed; 1 yellow onion, diced; Salt and pepper to taste- be generous; 1 tbsp smoked paprika; 4 cloves garlic, minced and divided; 3 cups chicken or veg broth; 5 tbsp butter; 1/4 cup Italian parsley, minced; Juice of 1 lemon; Red pepper flakes- optional; *optional- panko breadcrumbs for topping

6 steps

Prep:20minCook:30min

A healthy and filling quinoa and shrimp casserole. Perfect to meal prep for lunches! If you don’t like shrimp, sub chicken breast or thighs.

Updated at: Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:03:21 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories524.7 kcal (26%)

Total Fat26 g (37%)

Carbs52.4 g (20%)

Sugars3.7 g (4%)

Protein21.9 g (44%)

Sodium1084.7 mg (54%)

Fiber7.4 g (27%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 poundshrimp

tail off, cleaned, deveined, and thawed

10 ouncesfrozen broccoli

or fresh

1 Tbspolive oil

1 ½ cupsquinoa

to taste, be generous

1 Tbspsmoked paprika

4cloves garlic

minced and divided

3 cupschicken broth

or veg

5 Tbspbutter

¼ cupitalian parsley

optional, for topping

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Step 2

Add oil to a large pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, 4-5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste and half the garlic. Add in the quinoa and and paprika and toast 1 minute. Add in the broth. Stir, heat to boiling then bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer quinoa 20 minutes until tender.

Step 3

Meanwhile in a small saucepan melt the butter, add in the remaining garlic, the parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.

Step 4

When the quinoa is finished add it to a 9x13 casserole dish and spread evenly. Top with the shrimp and broccoli. Pour over the garlic butter mixture. Add red pepper flakes, if desired. Add panko breadcrumbs for a crunchy topping, if desired.

Step 5

Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes.

Step 6

Squeeze over lemon juice, add more seasoning to taste.

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