This savory shrimp and bacon recipe adds the distinct taste of tomato sauce with the lovely sweetness of brown sugar. Add vinegar to meld the two distinct flavors together and you have a powerful shrimp appetizer that will soon become a family and friend favorite!

1/3 cup canned tomato sauce

3 tablespoons ketchup

1 tablespoon brown sugar (not packed)

1 tablespoon cider vinegar

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Nonstick spray

8 slices extra-lean turkey bacon, halved crosswise

16 large (not jumbo) raw shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails removed

1. Heat the oven to 425*F.

2. In a small bowl, combine the tomato sauce, ketchup, sugar, vinegar and garlic powder until mixed well. Set aside.

3. Lightly spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.

4. Take one-half slice bacon and coat it in the sauce.

5. Wrap the sauce-covered bacon around a shrimp and place it, seam side down, on the baking sheet.

6. Repeat with the rest of the bacon and shrimp. Give them a quick mist with nonstick spray.

7. Bake in the oven until the shrimp are cooked through and the bacon is crispy, 10 to 15 minutes.

8. Remove from the oven and cool slightly before serving.

Nutrition information:

Each serving (4 pieces):

88 calories;

11 grams protein;

6 grams carbohydrates;

0 fiber;

1 gram fat;

0 saturated fat;

63 mg. cholesterol;

561 mg. sodium.

Recipe courtesy of:

Lillien, Lisa, Hungry Girl: 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2009.

Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Times/Ricardo DeAratanha.

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Rosa

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What a great combo! Yummy!

Cheers,

Rosa

Sunday 02 August 2009, 04:27

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