Creamy Garlic Butter Shrimp Piccata comes in time for you Valentine! Garlic butter shrimp coated in a rustic creamy garlic parmesan sauce with a hint of lemon, capers and spinach!
Leave people wondering if there is a hidden chef in your kitchen! Quick and easy to make, ready on the table in less than 15 minutes, you will even impress yourself!
Creamy Garlic Butter Shrimp Piccata
Garlic. Butter. Yeah, this is where it all begins. Much like this Creamy Garlic Butter Tuscan Shrimp recipe you guys are STILL loving, I wanted to make you guys something special for your Valentines Day, or just any ordinary day you want to spoil yourself or a loved one/s. THIS IS IT. The recipe of your dreams!
Taking Piccata to a whole other level!
What can you serve this Creamy Garlic Butter Shrimp Piccata with?
- We prefer ours served over rice that has been simmered with onions and garlic for added flavour. Mm-mm-mm.
- Also amazing over pasta that has been mixed through with olive oil, salt and garlic. Plus a touch of extra parmesan never hurt anyone.
- Garlic bread: soaking up creamy sauce with a warm piece of bread. It’s heaven.
What wine goes well with this?
I choose a white wine to go with this. A light Chardonnay or Pinot Gris pairs really well. For a sweeter wine, choose a Riesling or a Sparkling Moscato.
Karina’s tips:
- You can use shrimp with tails on or off. We kept ours on for a visual impact as they photograph better.
- Try to find fresh wild caught shrimp. Frozen shrimp is good too, but fresh will always have a better flavour.
- If you don’t want to use salted butter, use unsalted and season shrimp to suit your taste.
- Feel free to use reduced fat cream (or light cream), half and half or heavy/thickened cream. You can also use evaporated milk as a low calorie substitution.
- If you don’t like capers, leave them out all together. The sauce is so good either way.
If you LOVE this Creamy Garlic Butter Shrimp Piccata recipe, try this Creamy Lemon Parmesan Chicken Piccata OR this Creamy Salmon Piccata!
Watch How Easy This Creamy Garlic Butter Shrimp Piccata Recipe is!
Creamy Garlic Butter Shrimp Piccata
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound (500 grams) shrimp, tails on or off
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small brown shallot
- 1/2 cup dry white wine*
- 1 1/2 cups reduced fat cream**
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 3 cups baby spinach
- 1/2 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch (mixed with 1 tablespoon of water)
- 4 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, adjust to your tastes
- 4 tablespoons rinsed and drained capers
- Lemon slices, to serve
- Fresh chopped parsley (extra), to garnish
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Melt the butter and add in the garlic and fry until fragrant (about one minute). Add in the shrimp and fry two minutes on each side, until just cooked through and pink. Transfer to a bowl; set aside.
- Fry the onion in the butter remaining in the skillet. Pour in the white wine (if using), and allow to reduce to half, while scraping any bits off of the bottom of the pan.
- Reduce heat to low-medium heat, add the cream and bring to a gentle simmer, while stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper to your taste.
- Add in the spinach leaves and allow to wilt in the sauce, then add in the parmesan cheese and allow sauce to gently simmer for a further minute or so until the cheese melts through the sauce. (For a thicker sauce, add the milk/cornstarch mixture to the centre of the pan, and continue to simmer while quickly stirring the mixture through until the sauce thickens.)
- Add the shrimp back into the pan along with the lemon juice, capers and parsley; stir through. Take off the heat and serve immediately with lemon slices and extra parsley to garnish (if desired).
- Serve over pasta, rice or steamed veg.
Billmt says
Yet another 10 from Karina and cafedelites. Didn’t have any spinach so I used cauliflower, came off perfectly. My go-to online recipe site for sure. I’ve done a lot of them and not one has failed. Thanks
Bill
Stef says
SO EASY and delicious. I used evaporated milk and 2tbs milk, 1tbs corn starch to make it creamier and wow. Great recipe!
Rina says
This recipe was easy and delicious!!! I used heavy cream and pecorino romano over summer squash zoodles! Will try this again with chunks of lobster!
Sara says
Made this tonight and I couldn’t stop eating it. It was so delicious!!!! Will definitely be a go to recipe from now on!!! Thank you for sharing.
Shaterya Crenshaw says
My fiance and I made this last night and we tweaked it a little by adding mushrooms and cherry tomatoes from our garden. I tried it with the capers but moving forward l will exclude them from the recipe. I’m pretty sure I added too much cheese but everything balanced out when we added the bowtie pasta.
Evelyn says
Made this tonight for our anniversary dinner! I couldn’t find the right cream, so I used half and half instead. Unfortunately it did curdle (I tried to avoid it by keeping the heat low but maybe it sat with the wine too long? I used extra, oops) but we ate it over noodles anyway and it still tasted great! I won’t be saving the rest of the sauce for leftovers, but we enjoyed our dinner and I’ll definitely give this another shot.
Shannon says
This is absolutely wonderful. Hubby couldn’t stop eating it. I love your recipes and this one is no exception.
Christianne Boudreau says
Trying to change things up for meals but keep it as simple as possible thanks to a very busy and hectic schedule. This one is so easy, but so tasty and looks great on a plate. Most people would think it took so much time to make, but it really doesn’t. Definitely a keeper in the library.
Karina says
Thank you so much for your feedback! It is a great meal even for a busy week night! Thank you so much for following along with me!
Tati says
I love this recipe, It is so easy to make. The only details I don’t add wine and I use a heavy cream, so I don’t need milk either cornstarch. It’s delicious. Thank you so much .
KP says
Just made this…it was delish…definitely a keeper. Followed the recipe except didn’t have spinach…next time! And I added scallops…was better than my fave dish at olive garden. Thank you!