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Easy Cilantro Lime Shrimp
Easy Cilantro Lime Shrimp is a simple skillet recipe anyone can make - bursting with garlic, lime, butter, and cilantro flavors for the best shrimp you can make in under 10 minutes - in just one pan! Perfect for shrimp tacos, fajitas, salads, wraps, and more!
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Total Time
12 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 313 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp butter olive oil, or vegan butter
- 1 lb Shrimp peeled and deveined
- ¼ cup garlic diced
- 1 lime 1/2 sliced, 1/2 juiced and zested
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp pepper freshly cracked
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped
Instructions
- In a large, nonstick pan, melt butter (or heat oil until shimmery if using olive oil) on medium high heat.
- Add diced garlic and let brown and become fragrant, stirring often to prevent burning - about 3 minutes.
- Cut lime in half, and add the juice and zest of half the lime to the pan.
- Stir in shrimp and red pepper flakes, as well as sliced wedges from the other half of the lime.
- Let cook until one side of shrimp is pink - about 3 minutes, and stir in cilantro.
- Continue to cook on high until pink are just pink and opaque - about another 4 minutes - do not overcook shrimp.
- Remove from heat and serve as an appetizer, over pasta, rice, vegetables, or in a taco or wrap!
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
313kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
277mg
(92%)
Sodium
1191mg
(50%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 313
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 313kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 277mg | 92% |
| Sodium | 1191mg | 50% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.