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Bell Peppers with Shrimp and Coconut Rice Recipe
Bell Peppers with Shrimp and Coconut Rice Recipe-February 2024
Feb 12, 2026 5:47 PM
Bell Peppers with Shrimp and Coconut Rice

  One pepper has nearly a day's worth of vitamin A, an antioxidant key to healthy skin and teeth.

  

Ingredients

Serves 4

  4 teaspoons vegetable oil

  1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger

  4 teaspoons chopped garlic

  1 cup jasmine rice, rinsed and drained

  3/4 cup light coconut milk

  1 teaspoon finely grated lime zest

  1 teaspoon sugar

  3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

  1/4 teaspoon black pepper

  1 pound medium shrimp, thawed if frozen, peeled and deveined

  4 medium red bell peppers

  2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

  1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

  1/3 cup roughly chopped roasted, unsalted cashews

  Heat oven to 350°. In a medium pan over medium heat, heat oil. Cook ginger and garlic, 1 minute. Add rice and cook, 2 minutes. Add milk, 1 1/4 cups water, zest, sugar, salt and black pepper and bring to a low boil; stir and cover. Reduce heat to simmer, 10 minutes. Stir in shrimp; cover and cook until shrimp are opaque, 5 minutes. In a large pot, bring 8 inches of water to a low boil. Cut off top third of each bell pepper and reserve; remove ribs and seeds. Boil peppers and tops until slightly soft, 5 minutes; place upside down on a paper towel-lined plate. Stir juice, basil and cashews into rice mixture. Place bell peppers open side up in a baking dish with tops alongside; stuff with rice mixture. Pour an inch of water in bottom of dish. Cover with foil and bake until warm, 15 minutes.

  

Nutrition Per Serving

Per serving: 425 calories

  15 g fat

  5 g saturated fat

  51 g carbohydrate

  3 g fiber

  22 g protein

  #### Nutritional analysis provided by Self

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