4.7 from 21 votes
Spicy Cilantro Lime Shrimp Recipe
Lime juice, cilantro, butter and a healthy dose of crushed red peppers, make these shrimp amazingly delicious!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 143 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American , Mexican
Ingredients
- 2-3 Tablespoon butter
- 2-3 Pieces garlic cloves chopped
- 7 Ounces Shrimp
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
- 2 Tablespoon lime juice
- 1 Tablespoon Cilantro Fresh aka Coriander
- ½ Tablespoon red chili pepper flakes
- Lime wedges to decorate, optional
Instructions
- Heat up a skillet and melt your butter. Keep over a medium to low heat setting.
- Stir in chopped garlic and sauté over a lower heat setting. The garlic shouldn't turn brown.
- Stir in fresh shrimp and spread out in the pan. Keep on a medium heat setting.
- Sauté shrimps for about 2 minutes and season with salt and black pepper.
- Turn all the shrimps so that they get evenly cooked on all sides.
- Finish cooking shrimp over a medium heat setting. Cook them until they look cooked through but still juicy. Don't overcook!
- Take the pan from the heat and stir in lime juice.
- Top with chopped fresh cilantro/coriander and crushed red pepper flakes.
- You can garnish it too with lime wedges. The dish will look all the more delicious!
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Notes
- Serving size depends on how you use it. If you serve it with rice, 2 servings. If you serve your shrimp in tacos, about 3 servings.
Nutrition Information
Calories
143kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
187mg
(62%)
Sodium
991mg
(41%)
Potassium
104mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
644IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
109mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 143
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 143kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 187mg | 62% |
| Sodium | 991mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 104mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 644IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 109mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.