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15-Minute Spicy Shrimpd Quinoa (High-Protein One-Pan Meal)

If you need a fast, flavorful, high-protein dinner that doesn’t taste “healthy,” this 15-Minute Spicy Shrimp and Quinoa is exactly what you’re looking for.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1½ cups cooked quinoa
  • 1½ cups shrimp shelled and deveined
  • 1 medium tomato chopped
  • 1 cup spinach
  • 1 cup zucchini chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tsp crushed red pepper
  • ⅓ cup mozzarella cheese
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Sear the shrimp for 2–3 minutes per side until pink and cooked through. Remove and set aside.
  • In the same pan, add olive oil.
  • Add tomato, zucchini, garlic, spinach, crushed red pepper, and cooked quinoa.
  • Cover and cook for 4–5 minutes until vegetables soften and flavors combine.
  • Sprinkle mozzarella over the mixture and allow it to melt.
  • Stir the shrimp back into the pan.
  • Serve immediately.