CILANTRO-LIME BAKED SHRIMP

Cilantro-Lime Baked Shrimp image

Baked shrimp with a light south-of-the-border flair. Serve over pasta with shaved Parmesan cheese.

Provided by Love2Cook

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

⅓ cup olive oil
⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro
4 cloves garlic, peeled
1 small lime, juiced
1 teaspoon garlic and herb seasoning (such as Badia® Complete Seasoning®)
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
3 slices white bread, crusts removed, toasted
butter-flavored cooking spray

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Combine oil, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, seasoning, and cayenne in the bowl of a food processor; blend well. Toss with shrimp in a bowl. Transfer into a glass 8x8-inch baking dish.
Process toasted bread in a food processor until crumbed. Top shrimp with bread crumbs and spray with a generous coating of cooking spray.
Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and shrimp are bright pink, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 306.4 calories, Carbohydrate 12.2 g, Cholesterol 172.6 mg, Fat 19.6 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 20.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 329.8 mg, Sugar 1.1 g