Description
Creamy Garlic Butter Shrimp over Rice is a delightful seafood dish that brings the taste of the ocean right to your dining table. This quick and easy recipe features succulent shrimp cooked in a velvety garlic butter sauce, perfectly complemented by fluffy white rice. With its rich flavors of garlic, butter, and Parmesan cheese, this meal feels gourmet yet is simple enough for weeknight dinners or special occasions. In just 35 minutes, you can whip up a restaurant-quality dish that will impress family and friends alike. Get ready to savor every bite of this comforting and satisfying meal!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cook the rice in a medium saucepan with water or chicken broth, salt, and butter until tender.
- Season shrimp with salt, pepper, and paprika.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat and cook shrimp for about 1–2 minutes per side until pink. Remove from skillet.
- Lower heat; sauté garlic in butter until fragrant. Add chicken broth and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Stir in heavy cream and Parmesan; simmer until sauce thickens slightly.
- Return shrimp to skillet with lemon juice; toss to coat.
- Serve spooned over rice.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet cooking
- Cuisine: Seafood
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (approx. 300g)
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 200mg