Description
This Garlic Butter Shrimp Bowl recipe is a quick and flavorful meal. Juicy shrimp are coated in a rich garlic butter sauce and served over fluffy rice. It’s an easy and delicious dinner option.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Cooked rice, for serving
- Optional: Red pepper flakes for heat
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add shrimp to the skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes per side, until pink and cooked through.
- Pour in chicken broth and lemon juice. Stir to combine and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Simmer for 1-2 minutes until the sauce slightly thickens.
- Season with salt and black pepper. Add red pepper flakes if desired.
- Stir in fresh parsley.
- Serve the garlic butter shrimp immediately over cooked rice to create your garlic butter shrimp bowl.
Notes
- For a creamy garlic butter shrimp bowl, stir in a tablespoon of heavy cream at the end.
- Add your favorite vegetables like broccoli or spinach for a complete garlic butter shrimp bowl with vegetables.
- This recipe is perfect for meal prep; store the shrimp and rice separately and combine when ready to eat.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: approx. 450
- Sugar: approx. 3g
- Sodium: approx. 500mg
- Fat: approx. 20g
- Saturated Fat: approx. 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: approx. 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: approx. 35g
- Fiber: approx. 2g
- Protein: approx. 30g
- Cholesterol: approx. 250mg
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