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Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Shrimp
Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Shrimp, the best shrimp appetizer you’ll ever eat with only 4 Ingredients. Sticky, crispy, sweet and garlicky, the PERFECT weeknight meal.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 366 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 lices Bacon
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 pounds Shrimp peeled and deveined (15-20 count)
- 3 tablespoons garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2/3 cup brown sugar packed
- parsley optional
Instructions
- Cook the bacon in a large cast iron skillet until chewy but crispy, leaving a couple tablespoons of the fat behind after removing the bacon.
- In a large bowl add the salt, pepper and shrimp and mix until combined.
- Add the shrimp to the skillet and cook 1-2 minutes on each side before removing from the pan.
- Add the garlic in and cook for 30 seconds before adding the water and the brown sugar and bringing it to a boil.
- Add the shrimp back in to coat and sprinkle the bacon pieces over the shrimp along with parsley before serving.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
366kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
34g
(68%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
400mg
(133%)
Sodium
1666mg
(69%)
Potassium
211mg
(6%)
Sugar
23g
(46%)
Vitamin A
10IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
6.2mg
(7%)
Calcium
240mg
(24%)
Iron
3.5mg
(19%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 366
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 366kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 34g | 68% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 400mg | 133% |
| Sodium | 1666mg | 69% |
| Potassium | 211mg | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 10IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 6.2mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 240mg | 24% |
| Iron | 3.5mg | 19% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.