Fourth of July Shrimp Skewers

Forgive me Father, for I have sinned....it's been over 2 months since my last blog post! My kitchen remodel has kept me from cooking! With Fourth of July around the corner, I wanted to make these fun Fourth of July star spangled shrimp skewers for Chloe (my little shrimp lover)! You can't get any more patriotic than star shaped food! I wanted an alternative to meat which Chloe hardly eats. I will be bringing these to many a BBQ over the holiday weekend! 

I used my Pampered Chef cookie cutters to cut the red bell peppers into stars. Perfect Fourth of July food...and easy too!

I saved the remaining pepper to cut up in a salad. You can also save them to make fajitas, sausage and peppers or an add in for your morning omelet.

Fourth of July Shrimp Skewers

1 1/2 pounds of extra large jumbo shrimp

1 tablespoon of olive oil

salt & pepper (to taste)

1/2 teaspoon of Adobo (found in Spanish aisle)

Add shrimp to a bowl and mix in the olive oil. Add salt, pepper and Adobo. Mix 

well. I let them marinade for at least an hour. 

While shrimp marinades, soak your wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes to prevent burning. 

I grilled them on my indoor grill on 350 until they were pink throughout. If you are cooking them on the BBQ, you can lay foil down to prevent burning. Chloe will not eat anything from the grill if it has char marks or "black" as she refers to it! Watch them carefully- they cook quickly. 

Try these with chicken or steak, whichever your children prefer! They will definitely love the pepper stars!

        Happy Fourth of July from my little star to yours!