Seared Shrimp Rice Bowl
This simple and delicious rice bowl is the perfect dish to use up leftovers or customize flavors to your taste!
Ingredients
- 6-8 cups cooked rice, of your choosing
- 1 can black beans, drained
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 teaspoon cumin powder, for rice
- ½ pound frozen shrimp, cooked
- 2 tablespoons cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder or cayenne
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, for topping
- 2-3 cups shredded lettuce, for topping
- Salsa, of your choice for topping
- Sour cream, for topping
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine together rice, beans, tomato, onion, cooked corn (cook according to package directions), and cumin powder.
- Once rice is mixed, set aside. Roughly chop about a quarter head of lettuce until shredded.
- In a mixing bowl put thawed shrimp, spices, salt, olive oil, and lemon juice.
- Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a skillet on medium-high heat.
- Once oil is to temperature add in shrimp. Sear on both sides until golden, not more than 2-3 minutes per side.
- Once shrimp is cooked you can put together rice bowl!
- Add mixed rice in a bowl top with shredded lettuce, cheese, sour cream, salsa, and shrimp.
- This goes great by itself or with a side of tortilla chips.
- Enjoy!