Heart Healthy Recipe: Shrimp with Mango & Basil

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - On 'THV This Morning', we show you how to make a lot of great meals for your family.

On this Medical Monday, Alexis Sims with the American Heart Association shows us how to make a heart healthy dish.

This stir-fry is an Indian feast of sweet shrimp, mangoes and spicy basil -- and it's guaranteed to evoke dinnertime ooh's and ahh's.

Shrimp with Mango & Basil
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Marinating Time: 30

Ingredients
1 pound raw shrimp (21-25 per pound), peeled and deveined, tails left on
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 large ripe, firm mango, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (see Cook Tips)
1 bunch scallions, green tops only, thinly sliced
1/4 cup firmly packed fresh basil leaves, finely chopped

Directions
Toss shrimp with salt, cayenne to taste and turmeric in a medium bowl. Cover; refrigerate for about 30 minutes. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; place the shrimp in a single layer and cook until the undersides turn salmon-pink, about 1 minute. Flip them over and cook for 1 minute more. Add mango, scallion greens and basil and cook, stirring, until the shrimp is just cooked and starts to barely curl, 1 to 2 minutes.

Nutritional Analysis
Calories Per Serving 182
Total Fat   5g
Saturated Fat  1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol  168 mg
Sodium   352 mg
Carbohydrates  16g
Fiber   3g
Protein   20g
Potassium  474mg

Dietary Exchanges
1/2 fruit, 1 vegetable, 2 1/2 lean meat

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