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Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp
Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp is packed full of flavour and ready on your table in under 10 minutes!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 310 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup butter divided
- 4 cloves garlic minced, or 1 tablespoon
- 1 ¾ pounds Shrimp or prawns, peeled and deveined, tails intact
- 1 pinch kosher salt to taste
- 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice juice of half a lemon - add more if desired
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 pinch fresh parsley chopped to garnish
Instructions
- Melt 2 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant (about 1 minute).
- Fry shrimp and add salt and pepper, to your taste. Cook 2 minutes on one side, while stirring occasionally. Flip and cook 2 minutes on the other side until JUST beginning to turn pink.
- Add in the remaining butter, lemon juice and water. Cook, while stirring, until the butter melts and the shrimp have cooked through (do not over cook them). Take off heat. Taste test, and add more lemon juice, salt or pepper, if needed to suit your tastes.
- Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and serve over rice or pasta.
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Notes
- Tip: For extra tang, try adding extra lemon juice!
Nutrition Information
Calories
310kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
40g
(80%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
360mg
(120%)
Sodium
369mg
(15%)
Potassium
546mg
(16%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
0.1g
(0%)
Vitamin A
494IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
138mg
(14%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 310
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 310kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 40g | 80% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 360mg | 120% |
| Sodium | 369mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 546mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.1g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 494IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 138mg | 14% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.