Easy Creamy Keto Shrimp Recipe
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Easy Creamy Keto Shrimp Recipe
Description
The Easy Creamy Keto Shrimp Recipe highlights shrimp cooked quickly in butter to retain tenderness. After removing the shrimp, a creamy sauce is prepared in the skillet by gently heating heavy cream and butter until simmering, then incorporating Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg. The shrimp return to the skillet for a short simmer until the sauce thickens.
Baby spinach is folded into the sauce last, wilting slightly to add color and mild flavor. The sauce balances richness from cream and cheese with the fresh taste of spinach and a subtle warmth from nutmeg. The relatively brief cooking preserves shrimp's texture without overcooking.
This dish is served best alongside zucchini noodles or traditional pasta, soaking up the creamy sauce, offering a satisfying meal with a preferred carbohydrate base. The sauce quantity is sufficient to coat one pound of fettuccine, as noted in the recipe notes.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Shrimp 16-20 count
- 4 garlic minced, cloves
- 7 tablespoons butter divided, unsalted
- 1 2/3 cups heavy whipping cream pasteurized
- 2 ounces Parmesan Cheese grated (1 cup)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper ground
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 ounces baby spinach 2 cups
- Pinch nutmeg
Instructions
- In a large skillet melt butter over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and cook for two minutes. Flip shrimp over and cook on the other side for an additional 2 minutes. Remove from skillet and keep warm.
- Add heavy cream and butter to skillet. Heat over low heat until butter is melted and cream begins to simmer.
- Stir in parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and a pinch of nutmeg to the cream mix.
- Add shrimp back to the skillet with the cream sauce and heat for 1-2 minutes or until the sauce begins to thicken.
- Fold in baby spinach and cook until the spinach begins to wilt.
- Remove from heat and serve with zoodles or pasta.
Notes
- The sauce amount is designed to coat approximately 1 pound of fettuccine noodles.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 419 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 419kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 10g | 59% |
| Cholesterol | 319mg | 106% |
| Sodium | 1611mg | 67% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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