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Home Ā» Recipes Ā» Easy Creamy Garlic Shrimp

Easy Creamy Garlic Shrimp

August 15, 2021 by Alida Ryder 9 Comments

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This creamy garlic shrimp recipe is a delicious and easy dinner recipe served with pasta or crusty bread to mop up the sauce.

Easy creamy garlic shrimp

Ingredients

Full recipe + amounts can be found in the recipe card below.Ā 

  • Shrimp / Prawns. I prefer buying whole shrimp then peeling and cleaning them myself but feel free to use peeled shrimp. Frozen is perfectly fine.
  • Butter.Ā 
  • Fresh garlic.Ā 
  • Chilli flakes.Ā 
  • Cajun seasoning.
  • Salt and pepper.Ā 
  • Cream. Heavy / Whipping cream.
  • Lemon juice.Ā 
  • Fresh parsley, for garnish.

Peeled shrimp seasoned with salt and pepper.

How to make garlic shrimp

  1. Cook the shrimp:Ā Pat the shrimp dry with paper towels then place in a bowl. Season generously with salt and pepper. Heat a large pan over high heat then add the butter and shrimp. Cook until they shrimp are opaque and starting to brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.
  2. Make the creamy garlic sauce:Ā In the same pan, add another teaspoon of butter then add the garlic and the cajun seasoning. Pour the cream into the pan along with the lemon juice. Bring up to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes until the sauce has reduced and coats the back of a spoon easily.
  3. Combine and serve:Ā Add the shrimp back into the pan then allow to heat through for 1-2 minutes. Scatter over the parsley and serve.

Can I freeze this?

I wouldn’t recommend freezing this recipe as the cream might split once thawed. Luckily this recipe cooks so quickly, it can be done in a jiffy.

Easy creamy garlic shrimp

What to serve with garlic shrimp

  1. Easy crusty bread
  2. Pasta, of your choice.
  3. Steamed rice.
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Easy creamy garlic shrimp

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Easy creamy garlic shrimp

Easy creamy garlic shrimp

This creamy garlic shrimp recipe is a delicious and easy dinner recipe served with pasta or crusty bread to mop up the sauce.
4.88 from 8 votes
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy shrimp recipe, Garlic shrimp, garlic shrimp recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 269kcal
Author: Alida Ryder

Ingredients

  • 500 g (1lb) shrimp / prawns shelled and deveined
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning
  • 4 garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1-2 tsp lemon juice
  • parsley for garnish

Instructions

  • Pat the shrimp dry with paper towels then place in a bowl. Season generously with salt and pepper.
  • Heat a large pan over high heat then add the butter and shrimp. Cook until they shrimp are opaque and starting to brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.
  • In the same pan, add another teaspoon of butter then add the garlic and the cajun seasoning.
  • Pour the cream into the pan along with the lemon juice. Bring up to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes until the sauce has reduced and coats the back of a spoon easily.
  • Add the shrimp back into the pan then allow to heat through for 1-2 minutes. Scatter over the parsley and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 269kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 348mg | Sodium: 1567mg | Potassium: 180mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1141IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 211mg | Iron: 3mg

 

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Cream, creamy sauce, dinner, easy recipe, Garlic, garlic shrimp, Gluten Free, low carb, lunch, Prawns, shrimp

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Comments

  1. Dave

    February 11, 2022 at 9:54 AM

    Coconut cream instead ?

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      May 12, 2022 at 5:39 PM

      You could, yes.

      Reply
  2. Jo

    August 15, 2021 at 8:03 PM

    This looks so good, I’m definitely going to make it!

    Reply
  3. Susan T-O

    January 6, 2021 at 5:55 AM

    :::flails helplessly in a search for words::: This was AMAZING. How can something so quick and easy, with such simple ingredients, taste so dang good? I served this over angel hair pasta with a little parmesan on top, the latter of which I needn’t have bothered with because the creamy/spicy sauce had plenty of flavor. The only “tweak” I made was using a squeeze of Mexican lime instead of lemon juice, that being what I had on hand. I’d give this 10 stars if I could. Definitely adding this to the dinner rotation!

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      January 24, 2021 at 8:46 AM

      So happy you liked it Susan. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  4. Martine

    November 15, 2020 at 7:15 PM

    Hi. Where would you recommend bying the best quality frozen shrimp to use with this recipe.
    Greetings martine

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      November 29, 2020 at 1:13 PM

      I would suggest finding a local fish monger/fish supplier and trying their shrimp.

      Reply
  5. Janet Bradley

    September 15, 2020 at 12:38 PM

    Sounds really good. Could I add spinach at the end then add the shrimp back in.

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      September 19, 2020 at 3:12 PM

      Absolutely!

      Reply

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