Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipe

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Garlic and lemon lend a pleasant flavor to these speedy sauteed shrimp from Sheryll Hughes-Smith of Brandon, Mississippi. "I like to serve them over wild rice mix from a box," she says.

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Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
20 5 25

Ingredients

  • 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 to 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • Hot cooked rice

Directions

  • In a large skillet, saute the shrimp and garlic in butter for 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Add the lemon juice; heat through. Serve with rice. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (calculated without rice) equals 191 calories, 12 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 199 mg cholesterol, 309 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 18 g protein.

Originally published as Garlic Butter Shrimp in Quick Cooking September/October 2003, p12

Light-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

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Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2011 by Hannah0418

butter, garlic & lemon - perfect combination for shrimp.

Reviewed on Jun. 07, 2011 by shecooksalot

What a fast, great recipe! We made this for dinner and everyone loved it. I think I might add some different seasonings on it (just my personal preference). Really easy to make!!!

Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2011 by sydonia

Perfect!!

Reviewed on Apr. 09, 2009 by ktanchor

This is yummy - so lite and easy to make. My husband wants this again, soon!

 
 

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