Spicy Seafood Stew Recipe

Notes: To have quinoa and stew ready at the same time, start quinoa once you've added the potatoes to the stew (step 1). Small squid (calamari) are sold cleaned and cut into rings at many specialty stores and seafood markets.

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion (8 oz.), peeled, halved, and thinly slivered lengthwise

2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

1 can (32 oz.) diced or crushed tomatoes

8 ounces red or white thin-skinned potatoes (about 1 in. wide), scrubbed and quartered

1 or 2 fresh hot green chilies such as jalapeños, rinsed, stemmed, seeded, and minced

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

12 ounces shelled, deveined shrimp (31 to 40 per lb.), rinsed

8 ounces tilapia or other white-fleshed fish, rinsed and cut into 1-inch chunks

4 ounces fresh or thawed frozen calamari rings (optional; see notes), rinsed

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Cooked quinoa

Step 1

Heat oil in a 5- to 6-quart pan over medium-high heat; add onion and garlic and stir often until onion is very limp, 8 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes, 1 1/2 cups water, potatoes, chilies, cumin, chili powder, and salt; increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until potatoes are tender when pierced, 20 to 25 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in seafood, if using. Cover and simmer until shrimp and fish are opaque but still moist-looking in the center of thickest part (cut to test), 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in cilantro. Spoon quinoa onto rimmed plates; top with stew.

Step 3

Nutrition analysis per serving of seafood stew.

Nutrition Facts

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Amount per serving
Calories262

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 6.9g9%

Saturated Fat 0.8g4%
Cholesterol 156mg52%
Sodium 823mg36%
Total Carbohydrate 19g7%

Dietary Fiber 4.4g16%
Protein 32g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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