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Updated Jul 30, 2009
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These succulent seafood kabobs are ready in 30 minutes, but they look and taste like gourmet specialties that took much longer to prepare!

Bacon-Wrapped Seafood Kabobs

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 3
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 12 fresh uncooked jumbo shrimp (1/2 lb), shelled with tails left on, deveined
  • 6 fresh uncooked large sea scallops, halved crosswise
  • 12 slices bacon, halved
  • 1 large lemon, cut into 12 wedges

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat gas or charcoal grill. In medium nonmetal bowl or large resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix lemon juice, ground red pepper and garlic powder. Add shrimp and scallops; stir or turn bag to coat. Cover dish or seal bag; let stand at room temperature to marinate while cooking bacon.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium heat 4 to 5 minutes, turning once, until lightly browned but not crisp (bacon needs to be pliable to wrap around seafood). Drain on paper towels.
  • Step 
    3
    Drain shrimp and scallops; discard marinade. Wrap 1 piece of bacon around each shrimp and each scallop half. Onto 6 (12- to 14-inch) metal skewers, alternately loosely thread shrimp, scallops and lemon wedges.
  • Step 
    4
    When grill is heated, place kabobs on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill over medium coals; cover grill. Cook 4 to 7 minutes, turning once, until shrimp turn pink, scallops turn opaque and bacon is browned and crisp. To serve, squeeze juice from lemon wedges over shrimp and scallops.

Nutrition

260 Calories
17g Total Fat
25g Protein
4g Total Carbohydrate
1g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
260
Calories from Fat
150
Total Fat
17g
26%
Saturated Fat
6g
29%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
115mg
38%
Sodium
670mg
28%
Potassium
420mg
12%
Total Carbohydrate
4g
1%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
1g
Protein
25g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
15%
15%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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