Brown Rice and Shrimp Bowls
There is nothing better than tossing a few, real ingredients in a bowl for a super quick and easy lunch or dinner that is packed with flavor! This very basic recipe is on regular rotation in our house for weekend lunches/dinners or even a quick work lunch. Once you try it, you will have it on regular rotation in your house too! cook easy grilled shrimp, the best pan fried shrimp or smoked shrimp!
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Key Ingredients
Be sure to see the recipe card below for a full listing of ingredients, instructions, and estimated nutritional information.
- Jumbo shrimp, deveined and shelled – this is the main player and can be cooked any way you want.
- Brown rice – just grab your favorite rice – brown rice, white rice, jasmine rice – we love to make Instant Pot jasmine rice!
- Avocado – the perfect pairing to the shrimp and rice!
- Soy sauce or tamari or coconut aminos – lots of flavor and if you are concerned about Whole30 use coconut aminos.
How To Make an Avocado Shrimp Rice Bowl
Step 1: Season your shrimp with salt and pepper.
Step 2: Pan-fry shrimp in ghee or olive oil for about 2 minutes on each side.
Step 3: Add shrimp to a bowl with cooked rice and the rest of the ingredients.
Storing Leftovers or Meal Prep
Cooked rice and shrimp can be stored in the fridge for up to 3-4 days. Just make sure you wait to add the avocado until after it has been reheated and you are ready to eat. You also might want to add a little more soy sauce/coconut aminos after reheating because the rice can soak up quite a bit.
Recipe FAQs
In the recipe below we pan-fried the shrimp on the stove top. If you prefer, you can follow our simple step-by-step guide on how to grill shrimp. Either way, it will be delicious!
We love adding a vegetable to this bowl when we have it on hand. Our favorites are easy grilled broccoli or the best grilled broccolini. Let us know what you like to add!
Absolutely! You can easily substitute the shrimp with chicken, steak, or even tofu. Feel free to mix it up!
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Ingredients
- 12 jumbo shrimp, deveined and shelled
- 1-2 tablespoons ghee , sub olive oil or butter
- 1-2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 cups brown rice, cooked
- 1 avocado, diced
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce, or tamari or coconut aminos
- chopped cilantro, for garnish – optional
Instructions
- Pat shrimp dry and season with kosher salt and pepper.
- Place large cast iron skillet on stove and bring to medium-high heat.
- Add some of the olive oil or ghee and swirl to coat the pan.
- Place shrimp in hot pan and let cook approx. 1-2 minutes per side or until meat is no longer translucent. Add additional oil or ghee, as needed, to keep pan from drying out.
- Remove shrimp from pan.
- Divide rice, avocado and shrimp between two bowls.
- Drizzle with soy sauce (or tamari or coconut aminos) and top with a little cilantro.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Grilled Shrimp Option: you can also make simple grilled shrimp, if you prefer.
- Smoked Shrimp: you can also make some easy smoked shrimp.
- Instant Pot Brown Rice: here is a great recipe for Instant Pot Jasmine Rice!
- Ghee or olive oil – use homemade ghee if you are concerned with the recipe being Whole30.
- Broccoli: some char grilled broccoli or the best grilled broccolini, would also go great in here to complete the meal!
- Marinade: if you want to marinade your shrimp before you cook it – here is our Best Shrimp Marinade!
La Donna says
This is so freaking good! I’ve made it 3xs this week. The combo of lemon and cilantro with the seasoning is AMAZING!!
Erin says
So happy to hear that! Thanks for coming back and leaving a review – I appreciate it!