Thai Coconut Shrimp with Brown Rice Pasta ~ Delightful !!!

Thai Coconut Shrimp with Brown Rice Pasta

INGREDIENTS:
•8 oz dry brown rice noodles or rice vermacelli
•2 cups broccoli florets
•2/3 cup light coconut milk
•1 tbsp tomato paste
•3 tbsp natural peanut butter with sea salt
•1 tsp ginger, ground
•4 cloves garlic, minced
•1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
•Juice of 1/2 lime
•1 red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
•1 cup bean sprouts
•24 medium raw shrimp, peeled, deveined and rinsed under cold running water
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.Bring 2 medium pots of water to a boil over high heat. In 1 pot, cook pasta according to package directions, then rinse with hot water to ensure pasta doesn’t get sticky when left to stand. (NOTE: Hot water washes away the starch better than cold water.) Fluff pasta with your fingers or a fork to further de-clump noodles, then set aside. In the second pot of boiling water, add broccoli, cover, turn heat down to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
2.Meanwhile, in a bowl, add coconut milk, tomato paste, peanut butter, ginger, garlic, pepper flakes and lime juice. Use a fork or whisk to thoroughly combine.
3.Simmer coconut mixture, bell pepper and bean sprouts in a nonstick pan over medium-low heat for 5 minutes, stirring often to prevent clumping. Add shrimp and cook for another 2 minutes, then flip shrimp over and continue to cook for a final minute.
4.Toss noodles and broccoli with coconut-shrimp mixture and serve piping hot.
Nutrients per serving (1/2 cup pasta, 6 shrimp, 1 cup vegetables, 3 tbsp coconut sauce): Calories: 338, Total Fat: 9 g, Sat. Fat: 2 g, Carbs: 48 g, Fiber: 6 g, Sugars: 2.5 g, Protein: 20 g, Sodium: 286 mg, Cholesterol: 55 mg