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Cilantro-Lime Shrimp Burrito Bowls with Greek Yogurt Crema
Chili-lime shrimp, black beans, and brown rice with a Greek yogurt crema standing in for sour cream. 47g protein per bowl. The swap trims about 80 kcal and adds about 4g protein per serving.
by John at Baisics

Ingredients
- 680 g large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 2 whole limes, juiced
- 400 g cooked brown rice
- 1 15-oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 150 g frozen corn, thawed
- 2 whole Roma tomatoes, diced
- 0.25 cup red onion, finely diced
- 1 whole jalapeño, minced
- 170 g nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- 0.5 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 whole Hass avocado, sliced
Instructions
- 1
Toss the shrimp with the chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and the juice of 1 lime.
- 2
Mix the tomatoes, red onion, jalapeño, and half the cilantro to make the pico.
- 3
Whisk the Greek yogurt with the rest of the lime juice, the remaining cilantro, and a pinch of salt to make the crema.
- 4
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high. Cook the shrimp 1–2 minutes per side, until pink and just opaque.
- 5
Warm the black beans and corn together in the same pan for 2 minutes.
- 6
Build each bowl from 100g rice, beans and corn, shrimp, pico, and a quarter of the avocado. Finish with the crema.
- 7
Storage: keeps 3 days in the fridge. Slice the avocado the day you eat it.