Turn a marinade into a sauce!

All right guys.  I have absolutely no cute stories about this recipe.  It's just really delicious, and I found it in a magazine in a waiting room this weekend.  I was actually very tech-savy in getting it because rather than ripping the page out of the magazine (which is what I was about to do before Brent stopped me) I took a picture of it with his phone and e-mailed it to myself!  In fact, it is SO delicious that Brent stated that it is his NEW favorite meal!!!

Recipe for cilantro-lime-shrimp:
(serves 2)

1/2 pound raw shrimp                           $5.19
1 lime                                                  $0.43
1 minced jalapeno                                $0.14
1 small chopped onion                          $0.58
1/2 bunch chopped cilantro                    $0.89
2 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce                pantry
2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil               pantry
1 Tbsp minced garlic                            fridge
1 Tbsp honey                                       pantry
1 tsp ground red pepper                        pantry
1 tsp crushed red pepper                      pantry
1 cup cooked brown rice                      pantry (or depending on what you use... 0.30?)
any extra veggies you have on hand (I had leftover zucchini from the other night and a red pepper)

1. Cook the rice according to package directions.  After you put the rice in the boiling water, squeeze just a tad of the lime juice into the water.  Also, use a microplane to grate a little of the lime zest into the water as well.  Don't use too much though-- you need most of that lime for the marinade.
2. Combine everything except the shrimp (for the lime, get all of the juice out and then grate as much zest as you can).  Mix well with a whisk. Place in a large zip lock bag.
3. Take the shells and tails off the shrimp and dump in the bag with the marinade.  Let soak for 20 minutes in the fridge.
4. While that's marinating, chop up the veggies that you found hiding in your fridge. Saute them in 1/2 Tbsp of oil until they begin to get tender.  Time it so that they're only cooking for a few minutes before the shrimp are done marinading.
5. Lastly, dump the shrimp WITH the marinade into the pan that's cooking the veggies.  Cook until the shrimp are pink and done.

6. Chop up just a little more cilantro and mix it in with the rice.  Then pour your shrimp and veggie sauce over the rice!   

$3.62/serving!!