Stir fry teriyaki shrimp and zucchini noodles is a delicious, low-carb, healthy weeknight dinner made with spiralized zucchini and shrimp with teriyaki sauce and toasted sesame seeds. This stir fry is so quick and easy to make, and takes less than 20 minutes in total!
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Ingredients you’ll need
Shrimp
Zucchini, julienned or spiralized
Onion
Garlic, minced
Soy sauce
Toasted sesame seeds
Low sodium teriyaki sauce
Vegetable oil
Kosher salt, ground black pepper, to taste
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How to make Stir-Fry Teriyaki Shrimp
Teriyaki sauce
In a large bowl, combine garlic, soy sauce, sesame seeds, teriyaki sauce, and oil.
Marinate shrimp
Marinate shrimp in Teriyaki sauce. This gives you enough time to prepare the other ingredients.
Stir Fry Shrimp
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook shrimp for 2 minutes in the skillet, flip, and cook for 1 more minute before putting aside on a plate.
Zucchini Noodle
In the same skillet. Add onion and zucchini noodles and cook until just cooked but still crunchy. Season with salt and pepper and add the remaining marinade, then add the shrimp back to the skillet. Toss everything to combine and remove from the heat. Serve immediately, sprinkled with additional sesame seeds.
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Stir Fry Teriyaki Shrimp with Zucchini Noodle
This Stir-Fry Teriyaki Shrimp recipe is a healthy dinner, light on carbs and ready in less than 20 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 pound (450g) medium shrimp, peeled and deveined (keep the tail on if ou want)
- 1 pound (3 medium-sized) zucchini, julienned or spiralized
- 1 medium onion, minced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons low sodium teriyaki sauce
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine garlic, soy sauce, sesame seeds, teriyaki sauce, and oil. Marinate shrimp in this mixture for 10 minutes. This gives you enough time to prepare the other ingredients.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Drain the shrimp from the marinade and cook for 2 minutes in the skillet, flip, and cook for 1 more minute before putting aside in a plate.
- In the same skillet. Add minced onion and zucchini noodles and cook until just cooked but still crunchy, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and add the remaining marinade. Cook for one minute more, then add shrimp back to the skillet. Toss everything to combine and remove from heat. Serve the shrimp and zucchini noodles immediately, sprinkled with additional sesame seeds.
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