Weeknight

Garlic Butter Shrimp Rice

Buttery, garlicky, dinner-in-one.

Time
20 min
Serves
4 servings
Category
Mains
Ingredients
8

Garlic Butter Shrimp Rice takes about 20 min, makes 4 servings, and uses 8 ingredients across 4 steps.

From the kitchen of Pamela Herrera · Sunshine Kitchen

Garlic Butter Shrimp Rice — Buttery, garlicky, dinner-in-one, a weeknight recipe from Pamela Herrera's Sunshine Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 5 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • Zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 3 cups cooked jasmine rice
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley
  • Salt and pepper

Steps

  1. 1Pat shrimp dry and season with salt and pepper.
  2. 2Melt butter in a wide skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and red pepper flakes; cook 30 seconds.
  3. 3Add shrimp in a single layer; cook 1–2 minutes per side, until pink and just opaque.
  4. 4Off heat, stir in lemon zest and juice. Spoon shrimp and pan butter over rice and shower with parsley.

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Recipe page: https://pamelaherrera.com/recipe/garlic-butter-shrimp-rice