This Shrimp with Farro and Garbanzo Beans is a Mediterranean-inspired recipe. It’s light, refreshing, and delicious!!!

Ingredients to make Shrimp with Farro and Garbanzo Beans:

• 12 oz Shrimp peeled and deveined
• ¼ tsp Black Pepper
• ¼ tsp Garlic Powder
• 2 tbsp Cilantro Lime Dressing (about 30 grams)
• 1¼ cup Water
• ? cup Farro (about 60 grams)
• ½ tsp Reduced Sodium Chicken Base
• ½ can Reduced Sodium Garbanzo Beans drained and rinsed, (about 125 grams)
• ½ Red Onion sliced thin, (about 75 grams)
• 1 English Cucumber cut into bite-size pieces (about 170 grams)
• 15 Cherry Tomatoes cut in half, (about 100 grams)
• 2 stalks Scallions sliced, (about 40 grams)
• ½ Lemon juice, (about 15 grams)
• ¼ tsp Black Pepper
• ¼ tsp Garlic Powder
• ¼ tsp Sea Salt
• 2 tbsp Cilantro

Instructions:

1. Start by putting your raw, peeled, and deveined shrimp into a bowl. Season with pepper, garlic powder, and cilantro lime. Mix together and set aside to soak in the flavors will you work on the rest of the recipe.
2. Next bring 1¼ cups of water to a boil on the stove, in a small saucepot. Once the water is boiling and the farro and chicken base. Cook at a rolling simmer for 20 minutes, stirring every 3-5 minutes.
3. Once the farro has been cooking for about 10 minutes. It is time to work on the shrimp. Heat a large stovetop pan to medium-low heat. Once the pan is hot, add your shrimp to the pan. Cook for 3-4 minutes on the first side, then flip the shrimp over and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Once the shrimp has changed to a light pink color and is no longer translucent the shrimp is done!
4. Once the farro has been cooking for about 15 minutes add the garbanzo beans and red onion to the same pot with the farro. Mix together and continue cooking for the remaining 5 minutes.
5. By now your shrimp should be done. Remove from the heat and set aside for just a minute while you finish the rest of the recipe.
6. In the last minute of the farro, cooking add your cucumber, tomatoes, scallions, lemon juice, black pepper, garlic powder, salt, and fresh cilantro to the farro and beans. Stir everything together and cook for 1 final minute just to warm up the remaining ingredients. You don’t want to overcook these final ingredients, you just want them slightly warm but still fresh and crisp!
7. Plate your farro bean mixture, then top with your cooked shrimp. Serve and Enjoy!

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Mediterranean

Keyword: Chickpeas, Cucumber, Farro, Garbanzo Beans, shrimp, Tomato

Servings: 2

Shrimp with Farro and Garbanzo Beans

Ingredients

• 12 oz Shrimp peeled and deveined
• ¼ tsp Black Pepper
• ¼ tsp Garlic Powder
• 2 tbsp Cilantro Lime Dressing (about 30 grams)
• 1¼ cup Water
• ? cup Farro (about 60 grams)
• ½ tsp Reduced Sodium Chicken Base
• ½ can Reduced Sodium Garbanzo Beans drained and rinsed, (about 125 grams)
• ½ Red Onion sliced thin, (about 75 grams)
• 1 English Cucumber cut into bite-size pieces (about 170 grams)
• 15 Cherry Tomatoes cut in half, (about 100 grams)
• 2 stalks Scallions sliced, (about 40 grams)
• ½ Lemon juice, (about 15 grams)
• ¼ tsp Black Pepper
• ¼ tsp Garlic Powder
• ¼ tsp Sea Salt
• 2 tbsp Cilantro

Instructions

• Start by putting your raw, peeled, and deveined shrimp into a bowl. Season with pepper, garlic powder, and cilantro lime. Mix together and set aside to soak in the flavors will you work on the rest of the recipe.
• Next bring 1¼ cups of water to a boil on the stove, in a small saucepot. Once the water is boiling and the farro and chicken base. Cook at a rolling simmer for 20 minutes, stirring every 3-5 minutes.
• Once the farro has been cooking for about 10 minutes. It is time to work on the shrimp. Heat a large stovetop pan to medium-low heat. Once the pan is hot, add your shrimp to the pan. Cook for 3-4 minutes on the first side, then flip the shrimp over and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Once the shrimp has changed to a light pink color and is no longer translucent the shrimp is done!
• Once the farro has been cooking for about 15 minutes add the garbanzo beans and red onion to the same pot with the farro. Mix together and continue cooking for the remaining 5 minutes.
• By now your shrimp should be done. Remove from the heat and set aside for just a minute while you finish the rest of the recipe.
• In the last minute of the farro, cooking add your cucumber, tomatoes, scallions, lemon juice, black pepper, garlic powder, salt, and fresh cilantro to the farro and beans. Stir everything together and cook for 1 final minute just to warm up the remaining ingredients. You don't want to overcook these final ingredients, you just want them slightly warm but still fresh and crisp!
• Plate your farro bean mixture, then top with your cooked shrimp. Serve and Enjoy!

Macro Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Shrimp with Farro and Garbanzo Beans

Amount Per Serving

Calories 499 Calories from Fat 114

% Daily Value*

Fat 12.7g20%

Saturated Fat 1.2g8%

Trans Fat 0g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.3g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.5g

Cholesterol 260.5mg87%

Sodium 682.5mg30%

Potassium 920.5mg26%

Carbohydrates 50.4g17%

Fiber 8.5g35%

Sugar 11.1g12%

Protein 44.4g89%

Vitamin A 62IU1%

Vitamin C 35.3mg43%

Calcium 51.3mg5%

Iron 14.4mg80%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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