15-Minute Zucchini Shrimp Bowl (Printer-Friendly)

A quick shrimp and zucchini noodle bowl with lemon-garlic broth, ideal for a healthy fast meal.

# What You'll Need:

→ Seafood

01 - 9 oz large shrimp, peeled and deveined

→ Vegetables

02 - 2 medium zucchinis, spiralized into noodles
03 - 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
04 - 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
05 - 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

→ Broth & Seasoning

06 - 2 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
07 - 2 tablespoons olive oil
08 - Zest and juice of 1 lemon
09 - 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
10 - Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

# How To Make It:

01 - Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp, season lightly with salt and pepper, and cook for 2-3 minutes until pink and opaque. Remove from skillet and set aside.
02 - In the same skillet, add remaining olive oil and minced garlic. Sauté for 30 seconds until fragrant.
03 - Add cherry tomatoes and cook for 1 minute until they begin to soften.
04 - Pour in the broth, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Bring to a simmer.
05 - Add zucchini noodles and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring gently, until just tender.
06 - Return shrimp to the skillet, add red pepper flakes if using, and toss to combine. Heat through for 1 minute.
07 - Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed. Sprinkle with fresh parsley before serving.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • It's genuinely ready in fifteen minutes, which means you can make it on nights when takeout feels like the only option.
  • The lemon-garlic broth is so flavorful that you'll want to drink it straight from the bowl, no exaggeration.
  • Zucchini noodles soften just enough to feel substantial without that mushy disappointment some spiralized vegetables have.
02 -
  • Don't spiralize your zucchini until right before cooking—it releases water and gets limp if it sits around.
  • The broth should taste slightly too salty and acidic on its own because the mild zucchini noodles absorb those flavors and balance everything out.
03 -
  • Keep your broth simmering gently rather than boiling hard—a rolling boil will make the zucchini disintegrate into mush.
  • If you're meal prepping, spiralize and store the zucchini noodles separately from the broth, and cook everything fresh when you're ready to eat.
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