Garlic Butter Shrimp With Lemon
This garlic butter shrimp with lemon recipe features succulent shrimp sautéed in a rich garlic butter sauce, finished with a splash of fresh lemon juice. It's a quick and flavorful dish that pairs perfectly with rice or pasta.
This recipe is american style, dinner, scaled for 4 servings, with 10 min prep and 10 min cook.
Prep: 10 min · Cook: 10 min · Total: 20 min · Serves: 4
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include butter, salt, parsley, black pepper.
- Follow all 6 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 4 servings.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp butter (unsalted)
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp parsley (chopped)
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 medium lemon (juiced)
- 500 g shrimp (peeled and deveined)
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the minced garlic to the skillet and sauté for about 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add the shrimp to the skillet and season with salt and black pepper.
- Cook the shrimp for about 2-3 minutes on each side until they turn pink and opaque.
- Remove the skillet from heat and stir in the lemon juice and chopped parsley.
- Serve immediately, garnished with additional parsley if desired.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 290
- Protein: 25 g
- Fat: 18 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.