Meal Prep
Shrimp with Mango Salsa
This shrimp with mango salsa is straight-up meal prep sunshine-smoky, seasoned shrimp topped with a sweet, zesty, limey salsa that hits every note. Packed with 52g of protein and balanced with fluffy rice, it’s light, refreshing, and ridiculously satisfying. Fresh, bold, and meal prep that actually feels exciting- this one just hits different.
- Prep
- 60 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Makes
- 4 servings
High protein
Shrimp with Mango Salsa
52g protein539 calories per serving
- Prep Time
- 60 mins
- Cook Time
- 30 mins
- Total Time
- 90 mins
Equipment
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Ingredients
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For the Shrimp:
For the Rice:
For the Mango Salsa:
Instructions
Prep & Cook the Shrimp:
In a large bowl, toss shrimp with salt, garlic powder, paprika, and chipotle chili powder.
2 lb raw shrimp, ½ tsp salt, 1 tbsp garlic powder, ½ tbsp paprika, ½ tbsp chipotle chili powder
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add olive oil spray.
1 tsp olive oil spray
Cook the Rice:
1 cup dry jasmine rice
Cook rice following your preferred method. I love my rice cooker! Add rice vinegar for extra flavor.
1 tbsp rice vinegar
Make the Mango Salsa:
2 large mangoes, 1 red bell pepper, ½ cup red onion, 2 tbsp cilantro, 2 limes, ½ tsp kosher salt, 1 jalapeño
Assemble & Serve:
2 limes
See it come together
Watch: Shrimp with Mango Salsa
Nutrition
Per servingEstimates for one serving.
- Calories
- 539 kcal
- Protein
- 52 g
- Fat
- 3.8 g
- Carbs
- 79 g
Full nutrition and how it’s calculated
All values are per serving. Changing the recipe yield scales the ingredients and keeps these per-serving amounts the same.
- Saturated Fat
- 0.74 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 0.92 g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 1.46 g
- Trans Fat
- 0.01 g
- Cholesterol
- 365 mg
- Sodium
- 888 mg
- Potassium
- 1,219 mg
- Fiber
- 6.9 g
- Sugar
- 31 g
- Added Sugar
- 0 g
- Vitamin A
- 317 mcg RAE
- Vitamin C
- 135.12 mg
- Vitamin D
- 0.23 mcg
- Calcium
- 210 mg
- Iron
- 4.46 mg
Estimated ingredient cost
$8.50 per serving · $34.00 for this batch
Ingredient costs and assumptions
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.
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
- 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
- paprika: $0.05
3.4 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 6.8 g Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Paprika · Price checked 2026-09-21
- chipotle chili powder: $0.16
4 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 8 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Chipotle Chili Pepper, 2.12 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- limes: $0.50
140 g purchased · Whole purchased item: 70 g each (estimated); includes shell, peel, or seeds.
1 lime (medium) = 67 g; size=medium; Editorial medium/large edible fruit and juice-yield estimates. Juiced fruit uses 30 g each; the whole-fruit nutrition profile remains an approximate proxy. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Lime, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
- olive oil spray: $0.11
4.5 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 4.5 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cooking Spray, 7 oz Can · 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
- rice vinegar: $0.12
14.9 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
- large mangoes: $11.74
800 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 fruit (large) = 400 g; Editorial large-mango edible weight: 400 g; diced mango uses the published 165 g pieces/cup proxy. Canned mango may differ. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ. Library basis is the purchased product shown; peeled fruit amounts require a recipe-specific yield.
Walmart: Marketside Mango Chunks, 10 oz, Pre-Cut (Fresh) · Price checked 2026-09-21
- red bell pepper: $1.52
180 g purchased · Whole purchased item: 180 g each (estimated); includes shell, peel, or seeds.
1 pepper = 119 g; size=medium; 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 Red Bell Pepper, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
- red onion: $0.23
88.9 g purchased · Editorial purchase-yield estimate: 90% usable; includes discarded peel, shell, or core.
1 cup (chopped) = 160 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 Red Onions, 3 lb, Bag · Price checked 2026-09-21
- cilantro: $0.27
2 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
0.25 cup = 4 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Cut Cilantro, 0.5 oz Clamshell · Price checked 2026-09-21
- limes: $0.50
140 g purchased · Whole purchased item: 70 g each (estimated); includes shell, peel, or seeds.
Editorial medium/large edible fruit and juice-yield estimates. Juiced fruit uses 30 g each; the whole-fruit nutrition profile remains an approximate proxy. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Lime, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
- kosher salt: $0.01
3 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 6 g Three 48 oz packages; total net weight 144 oz.
Walmart: (3 pack) Great Value Coarse Kosher Salt, 48 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- jalapeño: $0.05
14 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 pepper = 14 g Variable-weight produce: uses the listed price per pound, not the estimated price per piece.
Walmart: Fresh Jalapenos, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
Make it yoursRecipe notes & meal-prep tips
Macro breakdown
- Protein52g37%
- Carbs79g57%
- Fat3.8g6%
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
Start the rice and make the mango salsa before cooking the shrimp. Shrimp are the quick part, so reversing the written order for your prep setup can keep them from waiting around while you rinse rice and chop fruit. Refrigerate the finished salsa while you sear, then pack it in a separate cup beside the shrimp and rice.
The mango, red pepper, onion, and lime are meant to feel fresh against the chipotle-seasoned shrimp. Stir the salsa before dividing it and leave excess liquid in the mixing bowl if it has collected. If using the optional jalapeño, adjust it independently from the chipotle chili powder on the shrimp so you can control both sources of heat. This is a fresh-topping direction within the Mexican-inspired recipes.
Remove the salsa and lime wedges before heating. 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 the rice and move the shrimp at the pause, then spoon the cold salsa over the warm meal. A little water can help dry-looking rice; adding more lime juice before microwaving is not the only solution. You can use the same packing approach with other shrimp meal preps or compare different fresh finishes in the bowl collection.
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Bright, bold, and way more fun than meal prep deserves to be. This recipe earned its spot on Meaningful Macros.