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Easy Creamy Keto Shrimp Recipe
5 from 12 votes

Easy Creamy Keto Shrimp Recipe

This creamy keto shrimp dish features sautéed shrimp cooked briefly in butter, then combined with a sauce of heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, and a touch of nutmeg. Baby spinach is folded in at the end, yielding a rich, flavorful, and low-carb entrée that pairs well with pasta or vegetable noodles.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 419 kcal
Course: Others
Cuisine: American

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

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  1. 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.
  2. Add heavy cream and butter to skillet. Heat over low heat until butter is melted and cream begins to simmer.
  3. Stir in parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and a pinch of nutmeg to the cream mix.
  4. Add shrimp back to the skillet with the cream sauce and heat for 1-2 minutes or until the sauce begins to thicken.
  5. Fold in baby spinach and cook until the spinach begins to wilt.
  6. 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

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%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 419

% 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.