Description
Easy Creamy Garlic Shrimp: Rich, silky, garlic-forward shrimp in a luscious cream sauce, ready in 15 minutes and perfect over rice, pasta, or crusty bread—restaurant-quality flavor at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500 g raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup cooking cream
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Optional: chopped parsley or lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add shrimp, season with paprika, salt, and pepper, and cook until pink on both sides. Remove shrimp and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add garlic and sauté briefly until fragrant.
- Pour in cooking cream and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Stir in Parmesan and cook until the sauce thickens slightly.
- Return shrimp to the skillet and toss to coat in the creamy garlic sauce.
- Garnish if desired and serve immediately.
Notes
- Optional: chopped parsley or lemon wedges for serving
- Do not overcook the shrimp; they cook quickly and should be pink and opaque.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 2 days.
- Serve over rice, pasta, or crusty bread to soak up the sauce.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Sauté
- Cuisine: Italian-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: Approximately 437 kcal per serving
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: Approximately 600 mg per serving
- Fat: Approximately 37 g
- Saturated Fat: Approximately 22 g
- Unsaturated Fat: Approximately 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: Approximately 5 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: Approximately 30 g
- Cholesterol: Approximately 260 mg
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