Favorite Healthy Recipe: The Best Shrimp Stir-fry

After Labor Day and all those summer BBQs, I decided it was time to go on a diet. Just to lose enough weight so I don't feel too much holiday weight gain starting in November. I'm really not a yo-yo dieter, but I do enjoy good food and need to balance that with maintaining a healthy weight. This shrimp stir-fry is a great dinner to satisfy my happy taste buds and keep my diet in check. 

The Best Shrimp Stir-fry

Ingredients for 4 servings

• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 cup green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 cup carrots, cut julienne style
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts or cashews (I actually used both)
• 1/8 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 3 cups medium shrimp with tails removed

Directions

1. Heat oil in large skillet or wok.
2. Saute green beans and carrots in oil 5 minutes.
3. Add soy sauce, orange juice and shrimp and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Add green onions and nuts, stir and heat through until shrimp is fully cooked, 3-4 minutes.
5. Serve over rice.