Start your New Year off right with these healthy, Low Carb Cilantro Lime Shrimp Burrito Bowls, topped with black beans, avocado, and salsa. This low carb shrimp recipe uses cauliflower rice as the base, and here you’ll find tips for making the best cauliflower rice.
Today I’m partnering with Marina Del Rey Foods – Marina Del Rey sells top quality wild, responsibly caught, frozen seafood. Thanks for supporting me and the brands I work with.
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How to Marinate Shrimp
If you love shrimp, but don’t cook it often at home like me, this recipe is a great one to start with! When looking for seafood, I like to look for wild caught – and often it’s difficult to find, or too expensive, so I just skip it. The shrimp in this recipe was a game changer!
I’m on a mission to incorporate more seafood in my diet – high in omega 3s and proteins. A tasty way to do this is to make shrimp burrito bowls!
IÂ was thrilled to be introduced to Marina del Rey shrimp from my friend Robyn over at Simply Fresh Dinners. If you’re looking for a super simple shrimp recipe, check out her Roasted Harissa Shrimp.
I wanted this recipe to be full of fresh, vibrant flavors, that would complement how fresh tasting this shrimp is. Good seafood only requires very simple marinades.
The great thing about marinating shrimp is that it doesn’t take long. For this recipe, I make the shrimp marinade, pour it over the shrimp, and after I’ve made the cauliflower rice, my shrimp is ready to cook.
Leaving shrimp in an acidic marinade for longer than 30 minutes will begin to cook the shrimp – and then you’ll end up with ceviche instead of nicely marinated shrimp.
Marina del Rey Wild Argentinean Shrimp comes in easy peel, peeled and deveined, and cooked varieties, so you can choose which option is the best for your recipe.
Marina del Rey shrimp is so juicy and flavorful — and the jumbo shrimp is perfect for topping bowls like these! If you’re a shrimp fan, I highly recommend jumping over to their website and checking out their products or looking at their store locator! In the US, it’s carried at all Sam’s Clubs, and it’s in a variety of retailers across Canada.
The Best Cauliflower Rice
These bowls are kept low carb by swapping rice with cauliflower. If you haven’t tried riced cauliflower, you’re missing out!
It’s so simple to make, and the texture is similar to rice, so you won’t miss the real deal at all.
That said, I’ve seen some pretty bad batches of cauliflower rice. It can turn out watery and mushy if you haven’t prepared it right.
To make the best cauliflower rice:
- First, chop your cauliflower into fairly small pieces, so it can evenly chop in the food processor.
- Second, don’t over fill your food processor. If you only fill it about half way, and process your cauliflower in batches, you can evenly chop it.
- If you process the cauliflower too long, the mixture will start to turn into a mushy watery mess — and you definitely don’t want that. Stop processing when the cauliflower is in pieces the size of rice, or even a bit larger.
- Last, preheat your skillet on high, and then cook your rice quickly. It only takes a couple of minutes. Use a large skillet (or cook it in batches) so you can spread it out in a fairly thin layer across the pan (again, this helps reduce the moisture so it doesn’t get too watery).
Make it your Own Healthy Shrimp Burrito Bowl
- Make it Paleo or Whole30: The only thing in this bowl that isn’t compliant are the black beans. It’s easy to omit them, and then try subbing some roasted chunks of sweet potatoes or butternut squash. Chopped olives are easy and would also be delicious.
- Save Time:Â Cauliflower rice doesn’t take long to cook, but it is a bit more prep work that just cooking rice. This bowl is still a healthy gluten free option with either brown or white rice. I often making cauliflower rice for myself, but serve my husband and son white rice.
- Go Crazy: If you really want to do it up, add shredded cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Cilantro Lime Shrimp Burrito Bowls
Ingredients
Cilantro Lime Marinade
- 1 1/2 cups cilantro loosely packed
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons minced onion
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- jalapeño cut into thin slices, to taste
Shrimp Burrito Bowls
- 1 head cauliflower large
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- sea salt to taste
- 2 pounds Marina del Rey Jumbo Shrimp thawed
- 1 can black beans rinsed and drained
- 2 avocados sliced
- 1 1/2 cups salsa
- sliced red onion optional, to garnish
- jalapeño optional, to garnish
- cilantro optional, to garnish
Instructions
- Prepare marinade by adding all ingredients to a blender, and blending until cilantro is chopped up finely and the sauce is a nice bright green color. Split your marinade into 2 containers. Use one to marinate the shrimp, and reserve the other to use as a topping.
- Add the marinade to defrosted shrimp. If you're shrimp aren't thawed, it's easy to thaw them by adding them to a colander and running them until slightly warm water for a few minutes. Put the shrimp aside until the rest of the ingredients have been prepared.
- While the shrimp are marinating, chop your cauliflower into chunks (I find smaller chunks work better in my food processor). Add the chunks to the food process, being sure not to overfill it. If you add too much cauliflower at once, it will be hard to get it evenly chopped. If you have a large food processor, you can probably chop all of the cauliflower in 2-3 batches.
- Heat a skillet over high heat, and add 1/2 tablespoon olive oil. Once the skillet it hot, add the cauliflower "rice". Don't overfill the pan for the best results. It only takes a couple of minutes to cook, so if you need to, just cook your "rice" in two batches.
- While the cauliflower is cooking, season with cumin and sea salt. Stir the cauliflower frequently, and remove from heat after 2-3 minutes.
- Heat another skillet over high heat, and add shrimp. Use a spatula to lay the shrimp out across the pan to ensure even cooking. Flip, and cook the otherside, being sure not to overcook. The shrimp will only take a couple of minutes per side.
- Layer cauliflower rice, (heated) black beans, and shrimp, and then top with salsa, avocado, onion, jalapeno and extra cilantro. Drizzle with extra cilantro lime sauce.
Nutrition
Other Low Carb Shrimp Recipes:
- Whole30 Buffalo Shrimp Lettuce Wraps, by Peas and Crayons
- Easy One Pot Cioppino, by Simply Fresh Dinners
- 15 Minute Asian Shrimp Broccoli Stir Fry, by Eat Good 4 Life
- Mini Shrimp Tostadas with Pomegranate Salsa, by Sunkissed Kitchen
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This looks super easy to make. Love it! Can’t wait to try it out for one of my healthy meals 🙂 Keep up the great work.
Thanks 🙂 It’s such a fun dinner.
What a perfect bowl of goodness and flavour! Loving the marinade with the beautiful shrimp 🙂
Isn’t their shrimp beautiful? I love it’s naturally pink color when raw. So much more appetizing than regular shrimp!
I love this flavorful shrimp Michelle – the marinade must be perfect! I really want to try your method for cauliflower rice too – it sounds great. We love low carb meals that are quick and easy – thanks!
Cauliflower rice is such a great way to make your meals a bit healthier — years ago I started using it to make fried rice, and my husband didn’t even know I had made the swap until I asked him about it! 🙂
Oh my goodness, I just love this combination of flavors, Michelle, and so glad I was able to share this wonderful product with you!
I love cauliflower rice and your tips. Beautiful!
Thanks for the shout-out!
Fresh and bright flavors — such a great addition to the sweet flavors of MDR shrimp! Thanks for introducing me to it 🙂
I can’t get over how amazing these bowls are Michelle! It’s like a burrito bowl dream come true—so fresh so healthy and so delicious looking! Dinner plans settled for the day! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks Mahy! I just love all these flavors together. Burrito bowls are a go-to dinner around here 🙂
Michelle I seriously need to meal prep these delicious bowls for the work week!!! SO delicious and healthy! And that sauce!!! I need all of it!
I LOVE meal prepping cauli rice – it’s such a great carb stand in! Thanks Taylor 🙂
Cilantro-Lime anything is my love language! These look so perfect and delicious and gorgeous, and Marina del Rey shrimp is my fave!!! All the taste without the work. 🙂
Thanks Meggan! It’s definitely now my go-to shrimp!
Love Marina del Rey Shrimp and this recipe looks delicious!! Can’t wait to try it!
Thanks Teri! LOVE MDR shrimp!
These burrito bowls look so good! I can’t wait to make them. And I love that you’ve used Marina del Rey shrimp. They’re our favorite!
Hellooooo burrito bowl of my dreams! Such a perfect healthy lunch and I’m loving the cauliflower rice with it!
Thanks Jenn! Cauliflower rice is such a great way to lighten up any meal 🙂 And make burrito bowls an acceptable thing to eat every day!
This looks like my kind of dinner. Those shrimp look so tender and I LOVE the sauce!
It’s such a fun and delicious meal — and MDR shrimp is so tender, and huge — love how big they are because they stay so juicy!
Incredible! I’ve never tried cauliflower rice before, but heard so much about it. These bowls looks so scrumptious. I just can’t wait to give it a try!
Yay, I hope you do try it! Cauliflower rice is such a great trick.
It is hard to find wild caught shrimp! MDR has raised the bar for shrimp and I don’t want anything else, so I always try to have some in my freezer. These burrito bowls look delicious Michelle and I can’t wait to try them!
Right? After I first tried it, I told Robyn it’s like in a different league than other shrimp 🙂
What an amazing recipe!! Love that beautiful MDR shrimp with your yummy marinade
These bowls look so amazingly refreshing, the combination of lime and cilantro has always been one of my favorites ~ and those plump juicy shrimp are calling my name!!
Those shrimp are so plump and juicy! The best.
My husband is mostly pescatarian and he loves shrimp so I know he’d enjoy these!
I fell in love with cauliflower rice the first time I made it. I ended up frying it as a ‘fried rice’ and fed it to my husband. He couldn’t tell the difference;) I think it was my best sub-healthy-for-bad food ever!
I did the same with my husband! He had no idea it wasn’t rice. It’s such a great carb stand-in!
Love this bowl with the cilantro shrimp and cauliflower rice! It’s not healthy, but must be very delicious!
This bowl sounds like my kind of dinner. t
Mine, too, Tara!
Lovely! Looks delicious. Are you by any chance interested in doing collabs? I have a few collaboration posts on phlanx collaboration portal, if you’re interested you can look me up.