Garlic Lime Cilantro Shrimp! (Or Chicken for non-seafood fans)

What started as boring grilled shrimp on my menu plan turned into a mouth watering, can't get enough feast!

I had my shrimp ready to grill and I was trying to decide, "how do I want to season it." I bought a lot so I would have leftovers to eat throughout the week on my 21 Day Fix Extreme meal plan, therefore it had to be delicious or I would be regretting it all week. Haha! Did I want southwestern? Smoky? Spicy? Nothing was sounding like what I was looking for. So I opened my 21 Day Fix Eating plan book and started looking over the lists of freebies! (items you can add to anything, in any amount and it doesn't count as a container! Yippee!). The freebie list consists of mainly seasonings (minus salt), vinegars, and fresh herbs. That's when I saw it: LIME! I always have cilantro on hand and who doesn't love garlic?

Why didn't I think of this before?!?!? This is one of my favorite flavor combinations but I had never tried on shrimp before. I decided to give it a whirl! 

Ingredients: 

2 lbs shrimp (1 lb would be enough for my family of 4, but I wanted extra to eat the rest of the week)

2 limes

2 handful of cilantro leaves, chopped (or more if desired)

garlic powder, pepper, and sea salt; to taste

This recipe is so simple and fast! It's a great dinner to throw together when you are short on time, but it's delicious, so even if you have all day I would still choose to make this recipe!

Simply spray the grill with olive oil, cook shrimp over medium/high heat until pink. In a bowl whisk together the juice of the limes, cilantro, and seasonings. Add the shrimp to the bowl and toss! Voila!

Garlic Lime Cilantro Shrimp could easily be substituted with chicken or scallops. Yum! It can be served in tacos, on a salad, or over quinoa or rice. This recipe is also delicious with avocado! Enjoy!

This shrimp was so tasty, flavorful and versatile! How will you serve Garlic Lime Cilantro Shrimp?

Day 1: Soo Much Food!

The Countdown to Competition Plan (CTC) for 21 Day Fix Extreme is the same plan that trainer and 21 Day Fix creator, Autumn Calabrese, uses before her bikini competitions.  CTC is a very different eating plan from what I have ever done before.  It includes A LOT of lean protein and veggies. After following the CTC plan for 2 days you follow one day of the 21 Day Fix Extreme  (21 DFX) eating plan. 21 DFX eating plan includes all the of the food groups in balanced portions. The CTC plan is not meant to be a permanent eating plan, but rather one that you use before a big event, such as a wedding, vacation or competition. I will be blogging about my 21 Day journey with this eating plan and workouts! I love the excitement before starting a new program!

Day 1 of the 21 Day Fix Extreme started with a delicious breakfast of eggs and asparagus I was even looking forward to getting up on Monday morning because I knew it was going to be tasty.  I was feeling great and I even managed to drink my coffee black since half and half is a no-no on the Countdown to Competition Plan.  I am NOT doing a competition, but I want to challenge myself and see how my body will respond to this plan.  If it works well, then I know what I will be doing before my next vacation! :)

 

Coffee in a cute mug ALWAYS tastes better!

The CTC plan urges you to eat many small meals throughout the day. Here is some of the other foods I ate on Day 1:

 

 

 

 

It was so much food! I was so full all day long! At no point was I even remotely hungry and I only ate my next small meal because I knew if I didn't eat every 2-3 hours I would not be able to eat all my containers for the day. 

 

At the end of the day I can honestly say it was a WIN! I was never hungry, I followed the plan to a T, and ALL the food was delicious, especially the Garlic Lime Cilantro Shrimp! (Look for a recipe post on this one coming soon!)

 

I am very excited for this challenge! I can't wait to see what other creative, healthy meals I can make! :)