Creamy Garlic Shrimp With Parmesan is a deliciously easy Shrimp Recipe! Coated in a rustic and buttery sauce ready in less than 10 minutes!
Everyone goes crazy for this simple but incredible Creamy Garlic Shrimp. Transform ingredients you most likely already have in your refrigerator into an incredible dinner and serve it with low carb OR carb-loaded sides for an amazing meal! All tips and suggestions included.
SHRIMP RECIPE
After publishing this Steak and Creamy Garlic Shrimp (Surf & Turf) recipe yesterday, you guys have been requesting we post this shrimp recipe separately for easier printing and storing. Well, here it is!
Adapted from our popular Creamy Garlic Scallops recipe, this mouthwatering recipe goes with absolutely anything.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH CREAMY GARLIC SHRIMP
 — CARBS
- We prefer ours served over rice that has been simmered with onions and garlic for added flavour. Mm-mm-mm.
- Pasta that has been mixed through with olive oil, salt and garlic. Plus a touch of extra parmesan never hurt anyone.
- Easy Creamy Mashed potatoes
- Garlic cheese bread to soak up the creamy sauce. Heaven.
— LOW CARBS
- Zucchini noodles
- Cauliflower rice
- Mashed Cauliflower
- Steamed vegetables
- Easy Tomato Salad
WHAT WINE PAIRS WELL WITH CREAMY GARLIC SHRIMP?
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.
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.
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Creamy Garlic Shrimp
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound shrimp tails on or off
- ¼ teaspoon salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup dry white wine or chicken broth
- 1 ½ cups reduced fat cream
- ½ cup parmesan cheese freshly grates
- 2 tablespoons parsley fresh, chopped
Instructions
- Heat oil a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season shrimp with salt and pepper and fry for 1-2 minutes on each side, until just cooked through and pink. Transfer to a bowl; set aside.
- Melt the butter in the same skillet. Sauté garlic until fragrant (about 30 seconds). Pour in the white wine or broth; 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 the parmesan cheese and allow sauce to gently simmer for a further minute or so until the cheese melts and sauce thickens.
- Add the shrimp back into the pan, sprinkle with parsley. Taste test sauce and adjust salt and pepper, if needed.
- Serve over pasta, rice or steamed veg.
Tina says
This is delicious! I added some Knorr shrimp bouillon and Tony Chachere’s creole seasoning and it gave it the perfect flavor. I’ll definitely make this again! So easy to make too.
Kristine McCorkle says
This is delicious! I used Old Bay in place of some of the salt (Maryland thing). Sauce turned out beautifully as written using half & half. Made some rice and lightly cooked broccoli while this simmered and placed on a plate (bowl would work too). Spooned shrimp and sauce over. Instant dinner! Will make this again for sure, and have passed it on to granddaughters, one of whom cooks gluten free. Thanks so much!