Chili-Lime Shrimp Bowls with Black Bean-Mango Salsa are exploding with bright, bold, and zesty flavors. Fresh, fast, and fabulous!
I’ve entered the swollen feet phase of my pregnancy. It’s about as glamorous as it sounds.
That said, I’ve been trying to limit salt while simultanesouly adding lots of flavor to our meals by way of fresh citrus, herbs, spices, and tropical fruits, like in Chili-Lime Shrimp Bowls with Black Bean-Mango Salsa, aka low-sodium magic in a bowl.
Fluffy cilantro-lime rice is topped with a homemade black-bean and fresh mango salsa then finished with sauteed shrimp that’s been marinated in chili powder, fresh lime juice, and a drizzle of honey. It is SO fresh and SO flavorful!
I love the combination of hot rice, cold salsa, and sizzling shrimp, plus the flavors of cilantro and lime swirled throughout the dish are extremely refreshing. They really set the stage for the smoky-tangy-sweet shrimp. This dish is awesome!
Start the Chili-Lime Shrimp Bowls by creating the chili-lime marinade for the shrimp.
In a large bowl combine 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 1 Tablespoon honey, 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, the juice of 1 lime, and a dash of salt and pepper.
Add 3/4lb peeled –> deveined jumbo shrimp (uncooked) then stash in the fridge while you get the rest of the dish ready.
Next make the Cilantro-Lime Rice which makes up the base of the bowl.
Bring 1-3/4 cups water, 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil then add 1 cup long grain rice and cook until light and fluffy, about 15 minutes.
Add the juice of 1/2 a lime and 3 Tablespoons chopped cilantro then stir to combine and set aside.
SO GOOD.
Finally, assemble the Black-Bean Mango Salsa.
In a bowl combine 1 chopped mango, 15oz can drained then rinsed black beans, 1/4 chopped small red onion, and 1/4 cup chopped cilantro.
Add 3 Tablespoons fresh lime juice, salt, and pepper, then toss everything together.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat then add the shrimp in 2 or 3 batches, cooking until no longer pink, about 2-3 minutes. Add a splash of the marinade to each batch in order to get that caramelized, sticky-sweet and smokey flavor from the honey and chili powder.
Scoop the Cilantro-Lime Rice into bowls then top with Black Bean-Mango Salsa and the hot shrimp then dive in!
Don’t be intimidated by the length of the ingredient list. Several items like cilantro and limes are used twice, and many of the ingredients are fridge and pantry staples.
I was able to make this dish really quickly and easily. Plus you can make the Black Bean-Mango Salsa in advance as it just gets better and better as the flavors meld together in the fridge. Hope you enjoy (and here’s to unswollen feet!)
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Cilantro-Lime Rice
- 1 cup long grain white rice, ;Lundberg recommended
- 1-3/4 cups water
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 lime
- 3 Tablespoons chopped cilantro
For the Black Bean-Mango Salsa
- 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 mango, peeled and chopped
- 1/4 small red onion, minced
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 3 Tablespoons lime juice, ~1-1/2 limes
- salt and pepper
For the Chili-Lime Shrimp
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 lime
- salt and pepper
- 12 oz raw jumbo shrimp
Directions
For the Cilantro-Lime Rice:
- Bring water, oil, and salt to a boil in a saucepan. Add rice, place a lid on top, then turn heat down to low and simmer until rice is tender, 12-15 minutes. Fluff with a fork then add lime juice to taste and chopped cilantro. Set aside.
For the Black Bean-Mango Salsa:
- Combine all ingredients together in a large bowl then stir to combine.
For the Chili-Lime Shrimp:
- Whisk together all ingredients except shrimp in a large bowl then add shrimp and marinate for 10 minutes. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat then mist with olive oil or nonstick spray. Add shrimp, being careful not to crowd the pan (may need to do 2 batches,) along with a little of the marinade then saute until no longer pink in the center.
- Spoon rice into bowls then top with black bean-mango salsa and cooked shrimp.
Nutrition
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Kristin, we had these tonight. SO YUMMY! It was perfect on a hot night in Vegas. Thanks again for sharing and letting me share over here. :)
As an OB nurse, I just want to make sure you are aware of the symptoms of pre-elampsia. Swelling that pit’s when pushed in, high blood pressure, seeing funny spots, hyper reflexes… if you have any of those be sure to get checked out. We want healthy moms and healthy babies.
Be sure to drink lots of water even when you are swollen, your kidneys will flush your body out and eventually the extra retained fluid. Keep your feet up and let Ben do the cooking. He needs to make more guest appearances on the blogs :)
This looks great, I’m making the shrimp and rice tonight.
I cannot imagine a more exquisite bowl of shrimp. The light in your photo sequence is simply stunning.
p.s. I had to wear my husband’s shoes home from the hospital after giving birth with our first…yup, the swelling was that bad ;-). All is back to normal now though I’m happy to report and we have two healthy and extremely energetic growing boys!
This is like my ideal weeknight meal! Spicy protein and a fresh fruit salsa combo over rice….MMMMMM I love anything loaded up with lime and cilantro!
Hands down one of the best things I’ve ever made! So freaking delicious!
Aww man! Not the swollen feet phase! Actually, I’m lucky i never got swollen feet but my body made up for it with pleeeennty of other super annoying pregnancy ailments and mishaps. ;} hang in there!
If this isn’t a perfectly divine meal than I don’t know what is!!! love it. want it. making it!
I slept with compression socks on (the runner’s one), along with avoiding salt where I could as well, the last couple months of my pregnancy and it helped with the swell a lot!
Awwww, too cute! Sorry about your cankles but I gotta say, you’re pregnancy is making you glow!
Love this bowl btw. Looks like I’ll stop having to go to Chipotle now!
Hi Kristin, caught your reference to pantry staples and immediately thought…”now there’s a blog post if ever there was….” I’d love to hear what you always have on hand in your pantry. I suspect my pantry probably isn’t too well stocked by comparison. Seriously, I bet a lot of other folks would be interested too…..
I’m so sorry that you got swollen feet – that stinks. I guess I can no longer be jealous of you ;) Thankfully only 4 weeks left and no swelling for me. I recommend LOTS of water. Cut out the caffeine. I find those two things work for me and I don’t swell. With my first daughter I didn’t swell until about a week after baby and it was only for a day. I can’t wait to make this dish – it’s definitely on my summer pinterest board for after baby arrives since I can’t do onion or pretty much anything with flavor right now.
I remember my ankles getting so swollen when I was pregnant! Good excuse for a few foot rubs by the husband maybe?
We love making rice bowls (like at Chipotle!). I love the use of shrimp in these–great idea!
I have a completely unrelated question – have you had any food aversions during your pregnancy? It seems your posts have been pretty constant and food-inclusive, so I was just wondering. I’m at 8 weeks and can seem to stand brown or tan foos at the moment! Boo!
I know exactly how you feel! Last summer, when I was pregnant, my feet were enormous. No amount of limiting salt or putting them up really helped either. (sorry to say)
Looks delish!