Meal Prep
Ginger Sesame Shrimp Stir Fry
Ginger Sesame Shrimp Stir Fry is the kind of high-protein meal prep bowl that makes clean eating feel like a cheat code. Juicy shrimp get tossed with crisp veggies and coated in a glossy ginger-sesame sauce that brings serious restaurant-style flavor without the restaurant-style calories. It’s fast, balanced, and ridiculously satisfying- the kind of meal prep that reheats beautifully and keeps your macros dialed in all week.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Makes
- 4 servings
High protein
Ginger Sesame Shrimp Stir Fry
53.3g protein485 calories per serving
- Prep Time
- 15 mins
- Cook Time
- 15 mins
- Total Time
- 30 mins
Equipment
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Ingredients
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For the Shrimp & Veggies:
For the Stir Fry Sauce:
For Serving:
Instructions
Prep the Rice
Cook the rice using your preferred method while you prep the stir fry.
1 cup dry jasmine rice
Prep everything.
Slice the bell pepper and carrots, cut the broccoli into florets, and season the shrimp with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and ginger powder.
2 lb raw shrimp, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, 1 tbsp garlic powder, 1 large bell pepper, 2 cup broccoli florets, 2 large carrots, 1 tsp ginger powder
Make the sauce.
Stir together soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, honey, grated ginger, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes. Mix the cornstarch and water in a separate cup and set aside.
⅜ cup low-sodium soy sauce, 2 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger, 3 cloves garlic, ½ tsp red pepper flakes, 1 tbsp cornstarch
Cook the shrimp.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high with a light spray of oil. Cook shrimp 2- 3 minutes per side until pink, then remove to a bowl.
Cook the vegetables.
In the same skillet, stir fry the bell pepper, broccoli, and carrots for 5- 7 minutes until crisp-tender.
Add the sauce.
Pour the sauce into the pan, stir in the cornstarch slurry, and cook 1- 2 minutes until thickened and glossy.
Finish the stir fry.
Return the shrimp to the pan and toss until everything is coated and heated through.
Assemble.
Divide rice into containers, top with the shrimp stir fry, and garnish with sesame seeds.
sesame seeds
Nutrition
Per servingEstimates for one serving. Changing the recipe yield scales the ingredients and keeps these per-serving amounts the same.
- Calories
- 485 kcal
- Carbohydrates
- 55.8 g
- Protein
- 53.3 g
- Fat
- 5.7 g
- Saturated Fat
- 0.94 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 2.15 g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 1.82 g
- Trans Fat
- 0.01 g
- Cholesterol
- 365 mg
- Sodium
- 1,369 mg
- Potassium
- 1,093 mg
- Fiber
- 3.8 g
- Sugar
- 7.8 g
- Added Sugar
- 4.3 g
- Vitamin A
- 438 mcg RAE
- Vitamin C
- 78.14 mg
- Vitamin D
- 0.23 mcg
- Calcium
- 215 mg
- Iron
- 4.4 mg
Estimated ingredient cost
$5.62 per serving · $22.48 for this batch
Estimated US grocery prices for the amounts used, including purchase waste and discarded marinade. Your store, brands, and package sizes may cost differently. Buying full packages can cost more. Price sources and methodology.
Ingredient costs and assumptions
Quantities without exact weights use the nutrition library’s portion estimates. Purchase yields are estimates. Separate citrus ingredients are costed independently; reusing the same fruit for juice and zest can lower your cost. Labor, utilities, and delivery are excluded.
- raw shrimp: $18.03
907.2 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Authored ingredient weight. Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Frozen Raw Peeled Deveined Tail-Off Small Shrimp · Price checked 2026-09-21
- salt: $0.00
3 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 6 g Iodized table salt reference; not a kosher salt price.
Walmart: Great Value Iodized Salt · Price checked 2026-09-21
- black pepper: $0.10
2.3 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp (ground) = 2.3 g; texture=ground Ground black pepper reference; cracked pepper may cost differently.
Walmart: Great Value Ground Black Pepper · Price checked 2026-09-21
- garlic powder: $0.11
9.7 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 9.7 g Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Garlic Powder · Price checked 2026-09-21
- ginger powder: $0.10
1.8 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 1.8 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Ground Ginger, 1.5 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- large bell pepper: $0.86
180 g purchased · Whole purchased item: 180 g each (estimated); includes shell, peel, or seeds.
1 pepper = 164 g; USDA SR Legacy household weights used as an approximate physical conversion for the current ingredient profile; nutrition remains from its own mapped record. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Green Bell Pepper, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
- broccoli florets: $0.75
152 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup (chopped) = 76 g; cut=chopped Variable-weight produce: uses the listed price per pound, not the estimated price per piece.
Walmart: Fresh Whole Green Broccoli Crowns, 1 Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
- large carrots: $0.42
144 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 carrot = 72 g Peeled baby carrots used as a reference for carrots; whole carrots may differ.
Walmart: Baby Peeled Carrots · Price checked 2026-09-21
- low-sodium soy sauce: $0.29
85 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 255 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Less Sodium Soy Sauce, 15 fl oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- rice vinegar: $0.25
29.8 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 14.9 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Mizkan Rice Vinegar, Mild Japanese Cooking Vinegar, 12 fl oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- sesame oil: $0.33
13.6 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 13.6 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Imperial Dragon 100% Pure Sesame Seed Oil, 5 fl oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- honey: $0.28
21 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 21 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Raw Honey, 16 oz Bottle · Price checked 2026-09-21
- fresh grated ginger: $0.05
6 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 2 g Variable-weight produce: uses the listed price per pound, not the estimated price per piece.
Walmart: Fresh Ginger Root, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
- garlic: $0.16
9 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
3 clove = 9 g; USDA SR Legacy household weights used as an approximate physical conversion for the current ingredient profile; nutrition remains from its own mapped record. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Spice World Fresh Peeled Garlic, 6 oz, Pouch · Price checked 2026-09-21
- red pepper flakes: $0.03
0.9 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 1.8 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Crushed Red Pepper, 1.75 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- cornstarch: $0.03
8 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 128 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Corn Starch, 16 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- dry jasmine rice: $0.59
185 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 185 g Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Jasmine Rice · Price checked 2026-09-21
- sesame seeds: $0.10
3 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Editorial estimate for the entire recipe; owner approved including garnishes, not this exact weight. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Sesame Seeds, 2.2 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
Make it yoursRecipe notes & meal-prep tips
Macro breakdown
- Protein53.3g44%
- Carbs55.8g46%
- Fat5.7g10%
Per serving · Share of calories from macros
Calculated using 4 calories per gram of protein and carbs, and 9 for fat. Rounding and fiber can affect the listed calorie total.Triple B's Meal Prep Notes
Have the sauce and cornstarch slurry ready in separate cups before the shrimp go into the pan. The slurry can settle while you prep, so stir it again just before adding it to the sauce. That small step helps the coating thicken evenly instead of leaving you with a watery pan and a lump at the bottom of the measuring cup.
Thin carrot coins are important here because they share a short cooking window with the broccoli and pepper. Get the vegetables cut first, cook the shrimp, and remove them while the vegetables finish. Return the shrimp only once the sauce is glossy. That sequence is useful across stir-fry meal preps, where trying to cook everything together can leave one ingredient waiting on another. Cut the broccoli into small florets so it can cook through and pick up color before the sauce goes in. Give the carrots and broccoli a head start, then add the peppers later; peppers soften much faster and should still have some bite when you pack the meals.
Divide the rice first, then distribute the shrimp, vegetables, and sauce across the bowls. For a refrigerated serving, microwave on high for 90 seconds, stir, then heat for another 45 seconds. Use that as a starting point and continue in short intervals as needed until the food reaches 165°F throughout. Stir through the rice at the pause so the sauce reaches the center of the serving. Sesame seeds can go on afterward if you want them as a distinct finish. The fresh ginger is part of what makes this dish different from a sweeter bottled-sauce bowl; explore more of that direction in the Asian-inspired archive or the shrimp collection.
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From the community
★★★★★
I built this recipe because, sometimes you just need a lot of vegetables in your rotation. Stir fry delivers always- but I wanted something other than the go-to chicken stir fry. Shrimp seemed natural- and honestly, gives chicken a run for its money. Let me know if you're a chicken or a shrimp stir fry advocate!