Sheet Pan Shrimp Pineapple & Peppers with Rice

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Ingredients

  • 2 (8.8-oz.) pkg. precooked jasmine rice

  • 3 tablespoons neutral oil, such as canola or avocado

  • 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks (about 8 oz.)

  • 1 large red bell pepper, cut into 1-in. pieces

  • 1 ¼ pounds raw large shrimp, peeled and deveined

  • 3 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce

  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar

  • 1 ½ tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar

  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

  • ½ cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Place a rimmed baking sheet in oven (do not remove pan while oven preheats).

  2. Place rice and oil in a bowl. Using your fingers, break apart rice and coat with oil. Carefully remove pan from oven; spread rice mixture in an even layer in center of pan. Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes; stir. Top rice with pineapple and bell pepper; bake at 450°F for 5 minutes. Arrange shrimp over rice mixture; bake at 450°F until shrimp are done, about 6 minutes.

  3. Place soy sauce, sugar and vinegar in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at high 45 seconds. Whisk until sugar dissolves. Drizzle over pan. Add black pepper; toss. Sprinkle with cilantro.