Elswet's Shrimp/chicken Scampi-low[er]fat, Low[er]chol Version

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb raw shrimp, peeled and deveined or 1 lb chicken breast, cubed
• 2/3 cup dry wine
• 1/4 cup virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup fat free butter substitute, plus
• 2 tablespoons fat free butter substitute
• 6 garlic cloves, crushed and minced
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 tablespoon parsley flakes
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper or 1/8 teaspoon red pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/16 teaspoon ground celery seed
• 1/2 cup low-fat parmesan cheese, finely grated to top

Recipe

• 1 heat wine, olive oil, butter, margarine, and garlic in a large skillet on medium heat until it just starts to boil.
• 2 then add all the other spices, lemon juice, and parsley flakes; stir in and immediately add shrimp.
• 3 cook for about 4 or 5 minutes or until shrimp turns pink. don't overcook!
• 4 if using this recipe with chicken, cook approximately 8-12 minutes, until the chicken bits are cooked throughout.
• 5 spoon shrimp/chicken into toasting/baking dish with some of the cooking sauce and top liberally with parmesan cheese.
• 6 preheat at "toast" or broil temperature for 5 minutes and broil/toast for 2 minutes only!.
• 7 serve this as is, with home made italian bread, or over a bed of tri-colored pasta, elswet's crab dressing [which see], or elswet's jasmine rice [also which see].