Did you know that Gorton’s Seafood has 20 products at 200 calories or less per serving? I love the Skillet Crisp Tilapia and the Grilled Shrimp. The Skillet Crisp Tilapia is AMAZING and the Grilled Shrimp makes such a fast and easy addition to so many meals such as salads, pastas, and so much more. Here are all 20 of the products that are 200 calories or less:
I was selected my Gorton’s to try out a few of their 20 products that are 200 or less calories per serving. They sent me an apron, 2 oven mitts (how did they know my old pair recently ripped and I burned my hand?), a spatula, and 5 coupons for FREE products. I went to Publix this past week to purchase some of the Gorton’s products and I was so excited because Publix was having a BOGO sale on Gorton’s products so I was able to purchase 10 packages instead of 5. My younger daughter LOVES salmon so I bought several packages of the Simply Bake Salmon. She loves salmon so much that she asks for it as a snack after school. Crazy, right? But I love that the Gorton’s Simply Bake Salmon comes in 2 individually sealed portions so I can just grab one for her after school and it is only 140 calories, 2.5 grams of fat, 21 grams of protein. Much healthier than so many other snacks but it also makes a great meal, too.
Our oven is broken and we haven’t gotten a new one yet so I love that I am able to make the Simply Bake Salmon in our toaster oven. It takes about 25 minutes and because it cooks in it’s own sealed pouch there is no clean up. The roasted garlic and butter flavor salmon has the perfect amount of flavor without being too overpowering. I decided to serve the salmon just the way it came for my daughter because I wasn’t sure if she would eat it if I turned it into a recipe.
I also purchased the Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi and decided to turn it into shrimp scampi and brown rice. I knew my daughter would love the garlic butter flavoring from the shrimp and I would be able to get her to eat some multi-grain brown rice if I mixed the garlic butter and shrimp with it. Each shrimp came out of the bag surrounded by the garlic butter. I started out putting all the shrimp on a plate (see picture above) but then decided to just make one serving to go with the rice. One serving of garlic butter shrimp scampi (about 6 shrimp) is only 120 calories, 5 grams of fat, and 10 grams of protein. Much lower than I would have thought with a garlic butter sauce!
One tip- Make sure to always read the directions carefully first. I didn’t read the directions for the shrimp right the first time and I cooked them on a plate in the microwave with plastic wrap and the plastic wrap melted into the shrimp. After I threw that batch away I read the directions and and realized that it said to cook the shrimp in a BOWL in the microwave with the plastic wrap, not on a plate. And the package of plastic wrap said that if it came in contact with foods that were high in fat it might melt. Too bad I didn’t read carefully the FIRST time.
The second batch of shrimp came out perfect and there was plenty of garlic butter sauce to mix into the rice.
I added some green beans to complete the meal and it was a hit!
Both the Simply Bake Salmon and the Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi were easy to make even without having a working stove or oven. I am looking forward to purchasing a new oven this week so I can try sauteing the shrimp on the stove top next time. I would also like to get more creative with other recipes using the shrimp and the salmon when I have a working stove.
Gorton’s is having weekly Seafood Challenges on their Facebook page. Make sure to check out their Facebook page weekly to participate and check out each week’s new, delicious product to try. Gorton’s website has recently undergone a makeover and you can check it out here to find lots of great recipes and more. Make sure to also check out Gorton’s Facebook page, Twitter page, YouTube page, and Pinterest page.
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I received FREE product coupons, a set of 2 branded oven mitts, a branded apron, and a branded spatula to create my meal and conduct my review but all opinions are 100% my own.
