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Home » Dinner » Light Orange Shrimp with Spicy Orange Quinoa

Light Orange Shrimp with Spicy Orange Quinoa

Created: August 28, 2015 Updated: February 24, 2021 by Lyuba Brooke 6 Comments *This post may contain affiliate links. Read More...

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Delicious Orange Shrimp sauteed in sweet and sour, citrus sauce and served over tangy, orange quinoa.

 Orange Shrimp with Quinoa in a white bowl

Delicious Orange Shrimp made into a light dinner. Sauteed shrimp without any breading and it’s served over quinoa instead of rice. Lightened up but full of all the wonderful flavors. Orange chicken’s got nothing on this dish!

Of course, if you don’t like quinoa for any reason, you can always substitute for rice. Just cook rice according to the package instruction and still add orange and sriracha while it’s cooking, as per the recipe. That’s actually what I did for my husband because he’s not too into quinoa. To be completely honest, he is not into seafood either so I made it for him with chicken. It was just as tasty but shrimp would be my first choice every time.

Orange Shrimp with Quinoa in a white bowl with a fork in one of the shrimp

Oval white plate with light orange shrimp with quinoa with a fork resting at the right of the dish

Light Orange Shrimp with Quinoa

Delicious Orange Shrimp sauteed in sweet and sour, citrus sauce and served over tangy, orange quinoa.
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Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 472kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • Quinoa:
  • 1 cup uncooked quinoa
  • 1 tsp orange zest
  • 1 tsp sriracha sauce
  • water as needed per package instructions
  • Sauce:
  • 1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
  • 1/2 tsp orange zest
  • 1/4 cup veggie broth or chicken broth
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp corn starch
  • 2 garlic cloves pressed or grated
  • 1/2 tsp fresh grated ginger
  • 1 tsp sriracha
  • __
  • 1/2 lb raw shrimp
  • 1/2 lb shrimp
  • 1 Tbsp veggie oil for cooking
  • 2 Tbsp diced scallions

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients for the sauce (except for shrimp) in a medium mixing bowl, mix well.
  • Add shrimp and let them marinade while quinoa is cooking.
  • Cook quinoa according to the package but add orange zest and sriracha to the water while cooking. Set aside once cooked.
  • Preheat a medium cooking pan over medium-high heat with vegetable oil.
  • Add shrimp and saute on one side until golden. Lower hear to medium, flip the shrimp and add sauce to the pan.
  • Stir slowly while the sauce is thickening. Cook just until shrimp is done (no more pink).
  • Divide quinoa among the plates and top off with shrimp and sauce.
  • Top off with some diced scallions

Nutrition

Calories: 472kcal | Carbohydrates: 77g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 1235mg | Potassium: 619mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 209IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 5mg
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Orange Shrimp on a fork with Quinoa in the background on a white plate

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ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, Dinner, Seafood, Shrimp

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Maggie Unzueta says

    September 2, 2015 at 12:23 pm

    I love shrimp. It’s one of the few seafoods my son will eat. Gotta try this recipe.

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      September 3, 2015 at 10:07 pm

      I really hope you’ll try it! Thank you so much, Maggie!

      Reply
  2. Ducks 'n a Row says

    August 29, 2015 at 9:06 pm

    Lyuba, this looks so awesome! Pinned it to my “seafood” board.

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      September 3, 2015 at 10:06 pm

      Awe, that’s so sweet! Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says

    August 29, 2015 at 11:24 am

    You’ve hit on our weakness — spicy. Well, Italian is another weakness and cheese and , I guess I could go on all day 🙂 Love to cook and love to eat GOOD food. I like how you seasoned your quinoa and didn’t just rely on the seasoning with the shrimp. I think I’ll try to bring out the lemon seasoning in my lemon chicken when I have it with quinoa. Thank you for the inspiration. But to tell you the truth you are always inspiring me along with your fantastic photos. Have a great weekend.

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      September 3, 2015 at 10:06 pm

      Thank you!! I hope you’ll like it.
      Sometimes I make some quick quinoa for myself and that’s when I started flavoring the quinoa itself 🙂

      Reply

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I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read More.

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