Cafe Delites

for good food lovers

You are here: Home / Recipes / Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp

By 14 Comments

Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp

Pin
Share
Share
Tweet
+1

Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp is the most easiest and flavour packed shrimp!

With the best flavour combination and ready in under 15 minutes, Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp is an easy to throw together meal that can be served over anything!

A huge bowl of this Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp can be found at our dinner table at least once a week. Stir a handful of angel hair pasta through the lemony, garlicky, buttery sauce for a delicious dinner.

MY LATEST VIDEOS

Buy shrimp (or prawns) already deveined, shelled and cleaned, and you have yourself such an easy recipe. Use fresh lemon juice (not the store bought stuff, please for the love of freshness), and use fresh garlic if possible. Those two elements — although rather obvious — are the key to this recipe creating fireworks in your mouth.

REMEMBER TO SUBSCRIBE TO CAFE DELITES NEWSLETTER FOR FREE AND RECEIVE FRESH RECIPE NOTIFICATIONS DELIVERED INTO YOUR INBOX!

If you try a recipe, please use the hashtag #cafedelites on INSTAGRAM for a chance to be featured! FOLLOW CAFE DELITES ON FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | PINTEREST | TWITTER FOR ALL OF THE LATEST CONTENT, RECIPES AND UPDATES.

5 from 8 votes
Print
Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 
Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp is packed full of flavour and ready on your table in under 10 minutes!
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Garlic Butter Shrimp
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 338 kcal
Author: Karina
Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup butter, divided
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 tablespoon)
  • 1 3/4 pounds (800 g) shrimp (or prawns), peeled and deveined, tails intact
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • Juice of half a lemon (about 2 tablespoons -- add more if desired)
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • Fresh chopped parsley, to garnish
Instructions

  1. Melt 2 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant (about 1 minute). 

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and serve over rice or pasta.
Nutrition Facts
Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp
Amount Per Serving
Calories 338 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Cholesterol 540mg 180%
Sodium 1544mg 64%
Potassium 170mg 5%
Total Carbohydrates 1g 0%
Protein 40g 80%
Vitamin A 9.5%
Vitamin C 11%
Calcium 29.8%
Iron 23.8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

© 2017 CAFE DELITES. All rights reserved. All images & content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to share this recipe, please provide a link back to this post for the original recipe.

Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp is the most easiest and flavour packed shrimp! With the best flavour combination and ready in under 15 minutes, this easy to throw together meal can be served over anything! | https://cafedelites.com
Pin
Share
Share
Tweet
+1

Subscribe to Cafe Delites FOR FREE and Receive Recipes Straight Into Your Inbox!

Fried Rice with crispy bacon and fluffy eggs is better than take out and so easy to make! Why go out when you can have the best fried rice right at home! Just like Chinese take out fried rice. Perfect for when you have leftover rice OR make it quick from scratch with a few tricks! | cafedelites.com
Creamy Spinach Artichoke Chicken Thighs in one skillet! Low fat AND low carb, filled with fresh spinach, artichokes, parmesan cheese and a hint of garlic! | cafedelites.com
Easy Honey Garlic Salmon is a throw together recipe in one pan and a perfect sweet and savoury 5-ingredient garlicky sauce with a hint of lemon! | Cafe Delites
Slow Cooker Creamy Tortellini Soup is pure comfort food, loaded with vegetables, Italian sausage and cheese tortellini! NO flour and NO heavy cream! | https://cafedelites.com
Turkey Pesto and Garlic Meatballs | https://cafedelites.com
Mac And Cheese is better than the original! A creamy garlic parmesan cheese sauce coats your macaroni, topped with parmesan fried bread crumbs, while saving some calories! | https://cafedelites.com

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. I like to use myfitnesspal.com for any nutritional questions. Hope you can find it helpful too! Thanks so much for following along with me!

  3. Great idea! I love it! Thanks so much for following along with me! XO

  4. Made this for dinner Great! Added pepper flakes for my heat lovers. Adding it to dinner rotation

  5. Just came across this recipe and made it tonight. It’s now a major favorited Thank you!

  8. I make this and add a pinch of red pepper flakes and oregano… serve with crispy garlic/parmesan bread… such a nice easy appetizer… OR so nice topping off a crisp Caesar salad as a light lunch.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.